Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)

District in Bavaria, Germany

Neustadt an der Waldnaab

District

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Country| Germany
State| Bavaria
Adm. region| Upper Palatinate
Capital| Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Government

• District admin.| Andreas Meier (CSU)
Area

• Total

| 1,430 km2 (550 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 96,400
• Density| 67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| NEW, ESB, VOH
Website| www.neustadt.de

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

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The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Eschenbach and Vohenstrauß.

## Geography

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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

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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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Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Towns  | Municipalities  |

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1. Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz
2. Grafenwöhr
3. Neustadt am Kulm
4. Neustadt an der Waldnaab
5. Pleystein
6. Pressath
7. Vohenstrauß
8. Windischeschenbach

1. Altenstadt an der Waldnaab
2. Bechtsrieth
3. Eslarn
4. Etzenricht
5. Floß
6. Flossenbürg
7. Georgenberg
8. Irchenrieth
9. Kirchendemenreuth
10. Kirchenthumbach
11. Kohlberg
12. Leuchtenberg
13. Luhe-Wildenau
14. Mantel
15. Moosbach

16. Parkstein
17. Pirk
18. Püchersreuth
19. Schirmitz
20. Schlammersdorf
21. Schwarzenbach
22. Speinshart
23. Störnstein
24. Tännesberg
25. Theisseil
26. Trabitz
27. Vorbach
28. Waidhaus
29. Waldthurn
30. Weiherhammer

## References

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1. ^ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab.

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Urban and rural districts in the Free State of Bavaria in Germany

Urban
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

Rural
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

Districts of German states (Full list)

* Baden-Württemberg
* Bavaria
* Brandenburg
* Bremen
* Hesse
* Lower Saxony
* Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
* North Rhine-Westphalia
* Rhineland-Palatinate
* Saarland
* Saxony
* Saxony-Anhalt
* Schleswig-Holstein
* Thuringia

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Towns and municipalities in Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)

* Altenstadt an der Waldnaab
* Bechtsrieth
* Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz
* Eslarn
* Etzenricht
* Floß
* Flossenbürg
* Georgenberg
* Grafenwöhr
* Irchenrieth
* Kirchendemenreuth
* Kirchenthumbach
* Kohlberg
* Leuchtenberg
* Luhe-Wildenau
* Mantel
* Moosbach
* Neustadt am Kulm
* Neustadt an der Waldnaab
* Parkstein
* Pirk
* Pleystein
* Pressath
* Püchersreuth
* Schirmitz
* Schlammersdorf
* Schwarzenbach
* Speinshart
* Störnstein
* Tännesberg
* Theisseil
* Trabitz
* Vohenstrauß
* Vorbach
* Waidhaus
* Waldthurn
* Weiherhammer
* Windischeschenbach

Coat of Arms of Neustadt (Waldnaab) district

49°40′N 12°00′E﻿ / ﻿49.67°N 12.0°E﻿ / 49.67; 12.0

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