Wunsiedel

Wunsiedel
Town
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Coat of arms of Wunsiedel
Coat of arms
Location of Wunsiedel within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district
Wunsiedel is located in Germany
Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel is located in Bavaria
Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel
Coordinates: 50°1′N 12°1′E / 50.017°N 12.017°E / 50.017; 12.017
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUpper Franconia
DistrictWunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Nicolas Lahovnik (CSU)
Area
 • Total54.91 km2 (21.20 sq mi)
Elevation
525 m (1,722 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total8,970
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95632
Dialling codes09232
Vehicle registrationWUN
Websitewunsiedel.de Edit this at Wikidata

Wunsiedel (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊnˌziːdl̩] (listenⓘ)) is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in northeast Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Wunsiedel is in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains in the valley of the Röslau at the foot of the Kösseine Plateau.

Incorporated villages

The town's borough has the following villages (year of incorporation in brackets):

Bernstein (1978), Breitenbrunn, Furthammer, Göpfersgrün, Göringsreuth, Hauenreuth, Hildenbach (1978), Hildenmühle, Holenbrunn (1978), Johanneszeche, Juliushammer, Klause, Kösseinehaus, Krohenhammer, Luisenburg, Schneckenhammer, Schneckenmühle, Schönbrunn (1975), Sinatengrün, Stemmasgrün, Stollenmühle, Valetsberg, Walkmühle, Wiesenmühle, Wintersberg, Wintersreuth.

Twin towns and cities

Wunsiedel is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.

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