Adm. region Oberfranken Vehicle registration WUN | Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website landkreis-wunsiedel.de | |
Points of interest Fichtel Mountains, Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth, Falknerei Greifvogel Park, Schneeberg, Kösseine Destinations | ||
Wunsiedel (German: Landkreis Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge) is a Kreis (district) in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighbouring districts are (from the south clockwise) Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the west the Czech Karlovy Vary Region.
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Map of Landkreis Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge, Germany
Geography
The district is located in the mountains of the Fichtelgebirge, with the highest elevation the 1051 m high Schneeberg. The river Ohře (German: Eger) originates in the district.
History
In the Bavarian communal reforms of 1972 the district was merged with the previously district-free cities Marktredwitz and Selb, as well as parts of the dissolved district of Rehau.
References
Wunsiedel (district) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA