Waldsassen

Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′E / 50.000°N 12.300°E / 50.000; 12.300
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Waldsassen
Town
Market square and basilica
Market square and basilica
Coat of arms of Waldsassen
Coat of arms
Location of Waldsassen within Tirschenreuth district
Waldsassen is located in Germany
Waldsassen
Waldsassen
Waldsassen is located in Bavaria
Waldsassen
Waldsassen
Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′E / 50.000°N 12.300°E / 50.000; 12.300
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberpfalz
DistrictTirschenreuth
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Bernd Sommer[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi)
Elevation
477 m (1,565 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,628
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95652
Dialling codes09632
Vehicle registrationTIR
Websitewww.waldsassen.de

Waldsassen is a town in Tirschenreuth in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria.

Geography[change | change source]

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.

Waldsassen Basilica

Twin towns and cities[change | change source]

Waldsassen is twinned with:

Notable people[change | change source]

Sources[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)

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