Speinshart

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Speinshart

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Speinshart
Coordinates: 49°47′13″N 11°49′15″E / 49.78694°N 11.82083°E / 49.78694; 11.82083Coordinates: 49°47′13″N 11°49′15″E / 49.78694°N 11.82083°E / 49.78694; 11.82083
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Municipal assoc. Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz
Government
  Mayor Albert Nickl (CSU)
Area
  Total 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Elevation 425 m (1,394 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,101
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 92676
Dialling codes 09645
Vehicle registration NEW
Website www.speinshart.de

Speinshart is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Waldnaab) in Bavaria in Germany. The municipality gained its name from the monastery Speinshart which was built between 1692 and 1697 by Wolfgang Dientzenhofer.

Looking from south to north at the Kloster Speinshart with the Rauher Kulm in the distance
Memorial in Speinshart, Germany to fallen German Soldiers from the Speinshart area during World War I and World War II

References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012. 
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