Waldershof

Waldershof
Ganerbenburg Castle in Waldershof
Location of Waldershof within Tirschenreuth district
Waldershof
Waldershof
Coordinates: 49°58′N 12°4′E / 49.967°N 12.067°E / 49.967; 12.067
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberpfalz
DistrictTirschenreuth
Subdivisions26 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Margit Bayer[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total60.40 km2 (23.32 sq mi)
Elevation
546 m (1,791 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,315
 • Density71/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95679
Dialling codes09231
Vehicle registrationTIR
Websitewww.waldershof.de

Waldershof is a town in Tirschenreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is 22 km northwest of Tirschenreuth, and 3 km southwest of Marktredwitz.

Geography

The 60 square kilometer City of Waldershof is bounded on the North by the City of Marktredwitz. The boundary line between the two cities is also the border for the counties of Tirschenreuth and Wunsiedel as well as the regional zones of the Upper Palatinate and Upper Franconia.

Literature

Zeitler, Walther. (Ed.). (1988). Heimatbuch der Stadt Waldershof. Amberg, Bavaria, Germany: Vereinigte Oberpfaelzische Druckereien und Verlagsanstalt Gmbh, Translated by: Walter Swett

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.