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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Oberpfalz

Elevation
  
450-650 m (−1,700 ft)

Area
  
74.07 km²

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:03 PM

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
7,722 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
92648

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 77% Humidity

Vohenstrauß (or Vohenstrauss) 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 (Waldnaab). It is the birthplace of Heribert Illig.

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Map of Vohenstrau%C3%9F, Germany

Districts

Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß, Böhmischbruck, Oberlind, Kaimling, Roggenstein, Waldau

  • 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

    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

  • 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

    Vohenstrauß Wikipedia
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