Waldsassen
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Market square and basilica | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Waldsassen within Tirschenreuth district | |
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| Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′E / 50.000°N 12.300°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Tirschenreuth |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Bernd Sommer[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,711 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95652 |
| Dialling codes | 09632 |
| Vehicle registration | TIR |
| Website | www.waldsassen.de |
Waldsassen is a town in Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.
Geography
Waldsassen is the northernmost municipality of the Upper Palatinate. In the northeast, it borders the town of Cheb (Eger) in the Czech Republic. The historic tripoint of noble Altbayern, the Franconian lands of Bayreuth, and the Bohemian Egerland is near the village of Pechtnersreuth.
Twin towns and cities
Waldsassen is twinned with:
- Marcoussis, France, since 1970
- Pencoed, Wales, United Kingdom, since 1982
Notable people
- Robert Köbler (1912–1970), pianist, organist and composer
- Matthias Hamann (born 1968), football player and manager
- Dietmar Hamann (born 1973), footballer
Sources
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "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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