Vohenstrauß
Vohenstrauß | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vohenstrauß
within Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab district | |
 Interactive map of Vohenstrauß | |
Location within Germany Location within Bavaria | |
| 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 | 74.91 km2 (28.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 450–650 m (1,480–2,130 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,559 |
| • Density | 100.9/km2 (261.3/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: [ˈfoːənˌʃtʁaʊs] ⓘ) 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
[edit]Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß, Böhmischbruck, Oberlind, Kaimling, Roggenstein, Waldau
Mayors
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
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- 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
[edit]- ↑ "Erste Bürgermeister, Oberbürgermeister und Landräte". LfStat (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025] (PDF) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
External links
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