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Wunsiedel

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'''' (; Northern Bavarian: Wåuṉsieḏl or Wousigl'') is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of in northeast Bavaria, Germany. The town is the birthplace of poet Jean Paul. It also became known for its annual Festival and the Rudolf Hess Memorial March held there by Neo-Nazis until 2005.

Key facts

German place.type
Stadt
German place.image_coa
DEU Wunsiedel COA.svg
German place.image_photo
Felsenlabyrinth 31 db.jpg
German place.image_caption
View on the town
German place.image_plan
Wunsiedel in WUN.svg
German place.state
Bayern
German place.region
Upper Franconia
German place.district
Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
German place.elevation
525
German place.area
54.91
German place.postal_code
95632
German place.area_code
09232
German place.licence
WUN
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 4 79 169
German place.mayor
Nicolas Lahovnik
German place.leader_term
2020–26
German place.party
CSU

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
district capital
Official name
Wunsiedel
Country
Germany
Located in
Wunsiedel
Population
9294
Area
54.88
Elevation
525
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Capital of
Wunsiedel
Official website
wunsiedel.de
Image
Felsenlabyrinth 31 db.jpg
Dialing code
09232
Licence plate code
WUN
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category of associated people
Category:People from Wunsiedel
hashtag
Wunsiedel
twinned administrative body
Schwarzenberg
Commons category
Wunsiedel
topic's main category
Category:Wunsiedel
category for people born here
Q9228172
short name
Wu
postal code
95632
native label
Wunsiedel
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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Wunsiedel and Rudolf Hess
  • Main sights
  • Government
  • Town council
  • Incorporated villages
  • Economy
  • Public institutions
  • State institutions
  • Educational establishments
  • Leisure and sports facilities
  • International relations
  • Culture
  • Transport
  • Notable residents
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

'''' (; Northern Bavarian: Wåuṉsieḏl or Wousigl'') is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of in northeast Bavaria, Germany. The town is the birthplace of poet Jean Paul. It also became known for its annual Festival and the Rudolf Hess Memorial March held there by Neo-Nazis until 2005.

== Geography == lies in the Fichtel Mountains in the valley of the at the foot of the Plateau.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wunsiedel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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