Marktredwitz | |
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Location of Marktredwitz within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district ![]() | |
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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,254 |
• 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
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Marktredwitz-Rathaus.jpg/220px-Marktredwitz-Rathaus.jpg)
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).