Marktredwitz

Marktredwitz
New town hall
Coat of arms
show Location of Marktredwitz within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district
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Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°4′E / 50.000°N 12.067°E / 50.000; 12.067Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°4′E / 50.000°N 12.067°E / 50.000; 12.067
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Subdivisions	23 Ortsteile
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Oliver Weigel[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	49.52 km2 (19.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Lowest elevation	482 m (1,581 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	17,049
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95615
Dialling codes	09231
Vehicle registration	WUN, MAK, REH, SEL
Website	www.marktredwitz.de

Marktredwitz (German: [maʁktˈʁɛt.vɪt͡s] (listen)) is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Bavaria, Germany, close to the Czech border. It is situated 22 km west of Cheb, 50 km east of Bayreuth and 50 km south of Hof/Saale. Marktredwitz station is at the junction of the Nuremberg–Cheb railway and the Munich–Hof railway.

The town celebrated the Horticultural Show 2006 in cooperation with Cheb.

People[]

• Birgit Lodes, musicologist
• Oscar Loew, agricultural chemist
• Ersen Martin, former footballer
• Erkan Martin, former footballer
• Reinhard Pöllath (born 1948), German businessman
• Karl Ritter, Nazi politician
• Reinhard Scheer, admiral

Clubs[]

• Volleyballgemeinschaft Fichtelgebirge Marktredwitz

Old town hall and church

References[]

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