Wunsiedel (district)

The district Wunsiedel, officially district Wunsiedel i Fichtelgebirge, is a county in the east of the district of Upper Franconia in Bavaria. Neighboring districts are in the north of the district of Hof, in the east of the Czech County Karlovy Vary ( Carlsbad Region ) in the southern district of Tirschenreuth and to the west the district of Bayreuth.

• 3.1 District Administrators
• 3.2 Kreistag
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 traffic

Geography

The county has major share in the Fichtelgebirge, which occupies a horseshoe the north, west and south of the district. In between, the Selb - Wunsiedler plateau, a gently undulating landscape is about 600 meters altitude. To the east of the circle, the landscape drops to about 440 meters. The highest elevation of the Fichtelgebirge, the Snow Mountain, located to the west of the circle. The largest and longest river of the district is the Eger, which rises in the Fichtelgebirge, then flows in a west-east direction through the region, with leaves at Hohenberg and the Czech Republic of Germany.

History

The area of ​​today's circle belonged predominantly to the Principality of Bayreuth or to his successor in Prussia before 1800. It was divided into six offices Hohenberg, Kirchenlamitz, Selb, Thierstein, White City and Wunsiedel, which is why it is also called Sechsämterland. 1810 the area came to Bavaria. 1812, the District Courts Wunsiedel and Kirchenlamitz and Rehau and Selb were built. The city Marktredwitz - originally owned by the Imperial Free City of Eger - came in 1816 also to Bavaria and the district court Wunsiedel has been assigned. Wunsiedel and the District Courts Kirchenlamitz, Rehau and Selb all belonged to the main circuit, in 1817 for the Upper Main circuit. The Upper Main circuit was renamed in 1838 in Upper Franconia. 1859 originated from twelve municipalities of the district court Wunsiedel and four municipalities of the district court Selb the new district court Thiersheim.

1862 of the Regional Courts Wunsiedel, Thiersheim and Kirchenlamitz the district office Wunsiedel and formed from the District Courts Selb and Rehau Rehau the district office. 1879 gave the district office Rehau some municipalities from the district office at court. 1919 resigned from the cities Selb from the district office and Rehau Marktredwitz from the district office Wunsiedel and were immediate circle cities. In 1939, the two district offices in district offices, the associated districts were renamed counties. 1940, the cities Selb and Marktredwitz were incorporated in their respective counties, but this was reversed in 1948.

As part of local government reform in Bavaria in 1972, the district Wunsiedel, the southern part of the district Rehau and the previously independent cities Marktredwitz and self were combined to form a new county, the county was first called Wunsiedel. The new district was supposed to get the name of the district Fichtelgebirge. The proposal met with opposition in the district of Bayreuth, has also contributed significantly to the Fichtelgebirge. 1973 the county be present name Wunsiedel county was then awarded in the Fichtelgebirge. The two cities Marktredwitz and Selb received after the loss of freedom circle indicate the status of a district town.

Population Development

Between 1988 and 2008 the county Wunsiedel lost over 8200 inhabitants, or about 10%.

The following numbers refer to the territorial status of 25 May 1987.

Policy

District administrators

The district election on 2 March 2008 has won Dr. Charles Doehler. Thus, the CSU for the first time since its inception after the Second World War the district in Wunsiedel. Inferior in choice was the Member of Parliament Petra Ernst Berger of the SPD.

Council

The local elections of 2002, 2008 and 2014 led to the following seat distribution in the council:

Coat of arms

Among of silver and black shield geviertem main split of gold and red The front of the gap rotbewehrter a black eagle, behind a silver deer antlers.

The three parts of the arms are for the old district Wunsiedel (top ) and the two former independent cities Marktredwitz (left) and Selb (right).

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Located in the Sechsämterland on the eastern edge of the Fichtelgebirge district Wunsiedel today also includes the station of Marktredwitz. Here is the 1877/78 cross of yard from the north coming and 1882 Wiesau pastures continuing route of the Bavarian State Railways with the 1878/79 opened east-west route from Nuremberg to Schirnding, which reached 1883 Eger.

Previously, the north-south traffic between Hof and Wiesau was more than ten years pass over Eger Forest Assen, after 1865, the court - Cheb railway had started operating. 1894, the town of Selb was accessed via a local train. The route led from Selb - Plößberg Station, on the court Eger to Selb Stadt Train Station. In 1914 the local train on Thiersheim after Holenbrunn at the Hof - Marktredwitz was extended.

The Bavarian State Railways closed in 1877 to the city of Wunsiedel on a local train on the main track at Holenbrunn, 1913 followed by the extension of the route to Leupoldsdorf.

Finally, in 1899 came yet added the local railway Kirchenlamitz - white city.

The rail network was so that exactly 100 kilometers long. Today it only 59 kilometers by passenger trains are operated, of which 47 km of predominantly Vogtlandbahn.

After setting the cross-border movement of persons Selb - Plößberg - Asch in 1945 further closures took place:

Following closure of the Wunsiedler city railway station for passenger Holenbrunn the station was renamed Wunsiedel Holenbrunn station.

Railway junction of the county is the Marktredwitz station where the routes intersect Nuremberg - Eger and Regensburg court. The district Wunsiedel is connected to the Franken -Sachsen -Express ( Franken- Sachsen- highway ) on Marktredwitz station.

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2012)

• Cities Arzberg ( 5300)
• Kirchenlamitz ( 3315 )
• Marktleuthen ( 3212 )
• Marktredwitz, large district ( 17 147 )
• Schoenwald ( 3357 )
• Selb, large district ( 15,160 )
• White City ( 3248 )
• Wunsiedel ( 9371 )

• Markets Schirnding ( 1293 )
• Thiersheim (1912 )
• Thierstein ( 1148 )

• Communities Bad Alexandersbad ( 1120)
• Hoechstaedt i.Fichtelgebirge ( 1139 )
• Nagel ( 1772)
• Röslau ( 2220 )
• Tröstau ( 2427 )

• Free community areas ( 108.91 km ²)

The former municipality of outdoor areas Hohenberger Forest ( 13.91 km ²) and Same Forest ( 17.97 km ²) were affiliated with effect from April 1, 2013 to the respective communities.

• Thiersheim with the member communities Hoechstaedt i.Fichtelgebirge, Thiersheim (market ) and Thierstein (market )
• Tröstau with the member communities Bad Alexandersbad, nail and Tröstau

Geotopes

The district is 51 (as of September 2013) are the Bavarian State Office for Environmental designated geological sites. See the list of geological sites in the district Wunsiedel.