Tirschenreuth (district)
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Tirschenreuth is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighboring districts are (from the south, clockwise) Neustadt (Waldnaab)
Neustadt (Waldnaab) (district)
Neustadt is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Schwandorf, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayreuth and Tirschenreuth, and by the Czech Republic...

, Bayreuth
Bayreuth (district)
Bayreuth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It surrounds, but does not include the city of Bayreuth. The district is bounded by the districts of Kulmbach, Hof, Wunsiedel, Tirschenreuth, Neustadt/Waldnaab, Amberg-Sulzbach, Nürnberger Land, Forchheim and Bamberg.-History:The district was established...

 and Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel (district)
Wunsiedel is a Kreis in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the west the Czech Karlovy Vary Region.-Geography:...

. To the east are the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

 districts of Plzeň and Karlovy Vary.

Geography

The district is located in the hills of the Fichtelgebirge
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It extends from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, a few foothills spilling over into the Czech Republic. It continues in a northeastern direction as the Ore Mountains, and in a southeastern direction as...

. Main rivers in the district are the Waldnaab
Waldnaab
The Waldnaab is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate .Together with the Waldnaab the Naab is long.- The Tirschenreuth Waldnaab :...

 and the Fichtelnaab
Fichtelnaab
The Fichtelnaab is a right-hand, western headstream of the Naab in Upper Franconia and the Upper Palatinate. It rises in the Fichtelgebirge and flows into the Waldnaab near Windischeschenbach.- Course :...

.

History

The district was formed in 1972 by merging the previous districts Tirschenreuth and Kemnath
Kemnath
Kemnath is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the Fichtelgebirge, 24 km southeast of Bayreuth....

.

Coat of arms

The golden lion in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol if the Palatinate. The red dragon in the right is the symbol of the Waldsassen monastery, and symbolizes the margravate of Diepolding. Only the upper part of the dragon is shown (while the monastery had the full dragon as their symbol), to symbolize that the status of the monastery was reduced in 1803 from an imperial monastery to a subordinate of the Palatinate. The blue bar in the bottom right is the symbol of the landgraves of Leuchtenberg, parts of the historically owned by them was included into the district in 1972.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Markt Verwaltungsgemeinschaften free municipalities
  1. Bärnau
    Bärnau
    Bärnau is the oldest town in the district of Tirschenreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the border with the Czech Republic, 25 km northeast of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, and 26 km southwest of Mariánské Lázně.- Buildings :...

  2. Erbendorf
    Erbendorf
    Erbendorf is a town in the Upper Palatinate region of Germany. As of December, 2006, the town has a population of 5,341.The following villages are incorporated into the town:...

  3. Kemnath
    Kemnath
    Kemnath is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated near the Fichtelgebirge, 24 km southeast of Bayreuth....

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  4. Mitterteich
    Mitterteich
    Mitterteich is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 10 km northwest of Tirschenreuth, and 17 km southwest of Cheb....

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  5. Tirschenreuth
    Tirschenreuth
    Tirschenreuth is the capital city of the district of Tirschenreuth. It is located in the northeast of Bavaria, very close to the Czech-Bavarian border.-Geography:...

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

  7. Waldsassen
    Waldsassen
    Waldsassen is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth bordering the Czech Republic in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria.As of June 2005, Waldsassen had a population of 7,483....

  • Falkenberg
    Falkenberg, Upper Palatinate
    Falkenberg is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

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  • Fuchsmühl
    Fuchsmühl
    Fuchsmühl is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Konnersreuth
    Konnersreuth
    Konnersreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany.It is situated in the northeast foothills of the Steinwald mountains between the Fichtelgebirge mountains and the Upper Palatinate Forest, close to the Czech border...

  • Mähring
    Mähring
    Mähring is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Neualbenreuth
    Neualbenreuth
    Neualbenreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Plößberg
    Plößberg
    Plößberg is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Wiesau
    Wiesau
    Wiesau is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

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  • Kemnath
  • Krummennaab
  • Mitterteich
  • Neusorg
  • Wiesau
  • Brand
    Brand, Bavaria
    Brand is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany.-Famous People Born in Brand:Max Reger , composer, pianist and conductor...

  • Ebnath
    Ebnath
    Ebnath is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Friedenfels
    Friedenfels
    Friedenfels is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Immenreuth
    Immenreuth
    Immenreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Kastl
    Kastl, Tirschenreuth
    Kastl is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Krummennaab
    Krummennaab
    Krummennaab is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Kulmain
    Kulmain
    Kulmain is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth located north of Kemnath in Bavaria in Germany....

  • Leonberg
    Leonberg, Bavaria
    Leonberg is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Neusorg
    Neusorg
    Neusorg is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Pechbrunn
    Pechbrunn
    Pechbrunn is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Pullenreuth
    Pullenreuth
    Pullenreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

  • Reuth bei Erbendorf
    Reuth bei Erbendorf
    Reuth bei Erbendorf is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany....

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