Waldsassen
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Location of Waldsassen within Tirschenreuth district  | ||
| Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′E / 50.000°N 12.300°ECoordinates: 50°0′N 12°18′E / 50.000°N 12.300°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz | |
| District | Tirschenreuth | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bernd Sommer (CSU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 66.54 km2 (25.69 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 477 m (1,565 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,812 | |
| • Density | 100/km2 (270/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 95652 | |
| Dialling codes | 09632 | |
| Vehicle registration | TIR | |
| Website | www.waldsassen.de | |
Waldsassen is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth bordering the Czech Republic in the Upper Palatinate, Bavaria.
As of June 2005, Waldsassen had a population of 7,483.
The town is famous for its Papal basilica, Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen, and the former Waldsassen Abbey, both in Baroque style. The latter contains the much visited Abbey library, whose wood carvings were completed by Karl Stilp in 1726.[2] Four km north of the town, on Glasberg hill, is the Chapel of the Trinity (Dreifaltigkeitskirche Kappl), built in 1689, and a popular pilgrimage destination.[3]
Waldsassen is twinned with Pencoed, in the district of Bridgend, Wales, UK
Notable personalities from the town include German footballer Dietmar Hamann.
History
A Cistercian abbey was founded at Waldsassen in 1133 by Diepold III, Margrave of Vohburg.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012.
- ↑ "Abbey Website (in German) with detail on the Library".
- ↑ "Article (in German) with aerial photographs of the Kappl".
- ↑ Cawley, Charles, Bavarian Nobility, Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, retrieved August 2012,
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