Vohenstrauß | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Vohenstrauß within Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab district  | |
  Vohenstrauß  Vohenstrauß | |
| Coordinates: 49°37′N 12°20′E / 49.617°N 12.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Andreas Wutzlhofer [1] ( CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.07 km2 (28.60 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
| • Total | 7,590 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92648 |
| Dialling codes | 09651 |
| Vehicle registration | NEW, ESB, VOH |
| Website | www.vohenstrauss.de |
Vohenstrauß (or Vohenstrauss; German: [ˈfoːənˌʃtʁaʊ̯s] ) is a town in Germany, located in the north-eastern part of the Bavarian region Upper Palatinate. The town is situated in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab. It is the birthplace of Heribert Illig.
Districts
Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß, Böhmischbruck, Oberlind, Kaimling, Roggenstein, Waldau
Mayors
- 1945: F. X. Wittmann
- 1945–1948: Karl Ries
- 1948–1952: Erhard Wagner
- 1952–1966: Hans Fuchs
- 1966–1972: Otto Ries
- 1972–1984: Max Steger
- 1984–1986: Ernst Eichl
- 1986–1994: Franz Pausch (temporary because E. Eichl was ill, elected in 1988)
- 1994–2008: Josef Zilbauer
- since May 2008: Andreas Wutzlhofer
Sport
The towns association football club, SpVgg Vohenstrauß, experienced its greatests success between 1969 and 1974 when it played for five seasons in the third division Bayernliga.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Franz Volkmar Reinhard (1753-1812), Protestant theologian, in 1792 he was appointed Oberhofprediger (first preacher) to the Saxon court in Dresden
- Heribert Illig (born 1947), German publicist and publisher
References
- ^ "Erste Bürgermeister, Oberbürgermeister und Landräte". LfStat (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ "Quelltext der Seite Vohenstrauß – Wikipedia". de.wikipedia.org.
External links
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Vohenstrauß | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Vohenstrauß within Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab district | |
Vohenstrauß Vohenstrauß | |
| Coordinates: 49°37′N 12°20′E / 49.617°N 12.333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Andreas Wutzlhofer [1] ( CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.07 km2 (28.60 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)
[2] | |
| • Total | 7,590 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92648 |
| Dialling codes | 09651 |
| Vehicle registration | NEW, ESB, VOH |
| Website | www.vohenstrauss.de |
Vohenstrauß (or Vohenstrauss; German: [ˈfoːənˌʃtʁaʊ̯s] ) is a town in Germany, located in the north-eastern part of the Bavarian region Upper Palatinate. The town is situated in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab. It is the birthplace of Heribert Illig.
Districts
Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß, Böhmischbruck, Oberlind, Kaimling, Roggenstein, Waldau
Mayors
- 1945: F. X. Wittmann
- 1945–1948: Karl Ries
- 1948–1952: Erhard Wagner
- 1952–1966: Hans Fuchs
- 1966–1972: Otto Ries
- 1972–1984: Max Steger
- 1984–1986: Ernst Eichl
- 1986–1994: Franz Pausch (temporary because E. Eichl was ill, elected in 1988)
- 1994–2008: Josef Zilbauer
- since May 2008: Andreas Wutzlhofer
Sport
The towns association football club, SpVgg Vohenstrauß, experienced its greatests success between 1969 and 1974 when it played for five seasons in the third division Bayernliga.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Franz Volkmar Reinhard (1753-1812), Protestant theologian, in 1792 he was appointed Oberhofprediger (first preacher) to the Saxon court in Dresden
- Heribert Illig (born 1947), German publicist and publisher
References
- ^ "Erste Bürgermeister, Oberbürgermeister und Landräte". LfStat (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ "Quelltext der Seite Vohenstrauß – Wikipedia". de.wikipedia.org.
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