Marktredwitz
Marktredwitz | |
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New town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Marktredwitz within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district | |
Marktredwitz Marktredwitz | |
| Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°4′E / 50.000°N 12.067°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberfranken |
| District | Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge |
| Subdivisions | 23 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Oliver Weigel[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 49.52 km2 (19.12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,121 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 95615 |
| Dialling codes | 09231 |
| Vehicle registration | WUN, MAK, REH, SEL |
| Website | www.marktredwitz.de |
Marktredwitz (German: [maʁktˈʁɛt.vɪt͡s] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Bavaria, Germany, close to the Czech border, 22 km west of Cheb, 50 km east of Bayreuth and 50 km south of Hof/Saale. Marktredwitz station is at the junction of the Nuremberg–Cheb railway and the Munich–Hof railway. It celebrated the Horticultural Show 2006 in cooperation with Cheb.
Notable people
- Ronny Krippner, organist
- Birgit Lodes, musicologist
- Oscar Loew, agricultural chemist
- Ersen Martin, footballer
- Erkan Martin, footballer
- Reinhard Pöllath, lawyer
- Karl Ritter, Nazi politician
- Reinhard Scheer, admiral
Clubs
References
- ^ 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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