Vohenstrauß

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Vohenstrauß within Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab district

(2020–26) Andreas Wutzlhofer^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total74.07 km² (28.60 sq mi)Highest elevation

650 m (2,130 ft)Lowest elevation

450 m (1,480 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total7,590 • Density100/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

92648

Dialling codes09651Vehicle registrationNEW, ESB, VOHWebsitewww.vohenstrauss.de

Vohenstrauß (or Vohenstrauss; German: [ˈfoːənˌʃtʁaʊ̯s] ^ⓘ) 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 an der Waldnaab. It is the birthplace of Heribert Illig.

Districts

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

Mayors

^[3]^{[circular reference]}

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

^ "Erste Bürgermeister, Oberbürgermeister und Landräte". LfStat (in German). Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^ "Quelltext der Seite Vohenstrauß – Wikipedia". de.wikipedia.org.