Waidhaus

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Waidhaus

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Waidhaus
Coordinates: 49°38′30″N 12°29′40″E / 49.64167°N 12.49444°E / 49.64167; 12.49444Coordinates: 49°38′30″N 12°29′40″E / 49.64167°N 12.49444°E / 49.64167; 12.49444
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberpfalz
District Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Government
 • Mayor Anton Schwarzmeier
Area
 • Total 37.00 km2 (14.29 sq mi)
Elevation 524 m (1,719 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,245
 • Density 61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 92726
Dialling codes 09652
Vehicle registration NEW
Website www.waidhaus.de

Waidhaus is a municipality in the district of Neustadt in Bavaria in Germany. It lies near the border with Czech Republic, and near the major border crossing between Bavaria and Czech Republic, where Bavaria A6 meets the Czech D5 motorway. The closest towns are on the German side Pleystein and on the Czech side Rozvadov. Also a gas pipeline and a powerline crosses there the border between Bavaria and Czech.

380 kV-powerline crossing the national border between Bavaria and Czech near Waidhaus. The pylon in the foreground stands in Bavaria the others are in Czech
Towns and municipalities in Neustadt (Waldnaab)

References

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