Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)
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Neustadt an der Waldnaab is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Schwandorf, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayreuth and Tirschenreuth, and by the Czech Republic (Plzeň Region). The city of Weiden in der Oberpfalz is enclosed by, but does not belong to the district.
History
The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Eschenbach and Vohenstrauß.
Geography
The district is located in the mountains of the Upper Palatine Forest (Oberpfälzer Wald). The two headstreams of the River Naab, the Waldnaab and Haidenaab, both run through the district to merge in the south of the area.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
- the heraldic lion of the Palatinate
- three stars from the arms of the county of Störnstein
- blue and white bars from the arms of the county of Leuchtenberg
Towns and municipalities
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References
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
External links
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- Official website (in German)
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districts
- Amberg
- Ansbach
- Aschaffenburg
- Augsburg
- Bamberg
- Bayreuth
- Coburg
- Erlangen
- Fürth
- Hof
- Ingolstadt
- Kaufbeuren
- Kempten
- Landshut
- Memmingen
- München (Munich)
- Nürnberg (Nuremberg)
- Passau
- Regensburg
- Rosenheim
- Schwabach
- Schweinfurt
- Straubing
- Weiden
- Würzburg
districts
- Aichach-Friedberg
- Altötting
- Amberg-Sulzbach
- Ansbach
- Aschaffenburg
- Augsburg
- Bad Kissingen
- Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen
- Bamberg
- Bayreuth
- Berchtesgadener Land
- Cham
- Coburg
- Dachau
- Deggendorf
- Dillingen
- Dingolfing-Landau
- Donau-Ries
- Ebersberg
- Eichstätt
- Erding
- Erlangen-Höchstadt
- Forchheim
- Freising
- Freyung-Grafenau
- Fürstenfeldbruck
- Fürth
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Günzburg
- Haßberge
- Hof
- Kelheim
- Kitzingen
- Kronach
- Kulmbach
- Landsberg
- Landshut
- Lichtenfels
- Lindau
- Main-Spessart
- Miesbach
- Miltenberg
- Mühldorf
- München (Munich)
- Neuburg-Schrobenhausen
- Neumarkt
- Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
- Neustadt an der Waldnaab
- Neu-Ulm
- Nürnberger Land
- Oberallgäu
- Ostallgäu
- Passau
- Pfaffenhofen
- Regen
- Regensburg
- Rhön-Grabfeld
- Rosenheim
- Roth
- Rottal-Inn
- Schwandorf
- Schweinfurt
- Starnberg
- Straubing-Bogen
- Tirschenreuth
- Traunstein
- Unterallgäu
- Weilheim-Schongau
- Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
- Wunsiedel
- Würzburg
49°40′N 12°00′E / 49.67°N 12.0°E / 49.67; 12.0