Weiden in der Oberpfalz

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Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.) is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany.

Contents

1 Districts
2 Incorporations into Weiden in der Oberpfalz
3 Sites of interest

3.1 Historical Buildings
3.2 Museums

4 Twinnings
5 External links

Districts

01 Altstadt
02 Scheibe
03 Hammerweg
04 Weiden-Ost II (West)
05 Weiden-Ost I (West)
06 Bahnhof-Moosbürg
07 Fichtenbühl
08 Stockerhut
09 Lerchenfeld
10 Weiden-West
11 Rehbühl
12 Mooslohe
13 Neunkirchen
14 Rothenstadt
15 Weiden-Land

Incorporations into Weiden in der Oberpfalz

January 1 1914, Moosbürg, district of Moosbürg, Ermersricht, Fichtenbühl, Leihstadtmühle
February 1, 1915, Tröglersricht and Zollhaus
July 1 1972, Frauenricht, district of Frauenricht, Halmesricht, Latsch, Spitalöd
July 1 1972, Muglhof, district of Muglhof, Matzlesrieth, Mitterhöll, Unterhöll, Oedentahl, Trauschendorf
July 1 1972, Neunkirchen bei Weiden, district of Neunkirchen, Brandweiher, Wiesendorf
May 1, 1978, Rothenstadt, district of Rothenstadt, Maierhof, Mallersricht, Neubau Ullersricht
May 1, 1978, Moosöd

Sites of interest

Historical Buildings

Altes Rathaus

Marktplatz - market sqare stretched between Upper and Lower Gates preserved many renaissance buildings.
Altes Rathaus - built between 1539 -1545 by Hans Nopl.
Stadtpfarrkirche St. Michael - evangelical church, has been rebuilt several times. The church got its present baroque appearance from 1627, the tower from 1761.
Alte Stadtmauer - partially preserved old city walls from XIV century.
St. Sebastian Kirche - catholic church, built in 1692.

Museums

[International Ceramic Museum]
[City Museum] - exhibits art, furniture and porcelain from the early 16th century to the 19th century. There is a room dedicated to a composer Max Reger, that lived and studied in Weiden.

Twinnings

Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, since 1962
Macerata, Italy, since 1963
, Austria, since 1990
Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony, Germany, since 1990

External links

[Official Weiden Website]

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