Tirschenreuth ( Northern Bavarian: ''Dirschnrad'', ''Diascharad'') is the capital city of the district of Tirschenreuth. It is located in the northeast of

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, very close to the Czech-Bavarian border.

Geography

Tirschenreuth is located in the north of

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administrative region, around 75 miles north of Regensburg and 35 miles east of Bayreuth.

Incorporations

The following villages were incorporated in Tirschenreuth * Großklenau * Kleinklenau * Brunn * Gründlbach * Haid * Höfen * Hohenwald * Kleinkonreuth * Lengenfeld * Lohnsitz * Marchaney * Matzersreuth * Mooslohe * Pilmersreuth a. d. Straße * Pilmersreuth a. Wald * Rosall * Rothenbürg * Sägmühle * Wondreb * Wondrebhammer * Zeidlweid * Ziegelhütte

History

Until the

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in 1803, Tirschenreuth was part of the possessions of the

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Waldsassen. It received its town charter from Waldsassen's abbot Johann V. in 1364. Originally the Waldsassen Abbey and its possessions were immediately subordinate to the

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. After this state was ended in the 16th century, Tirschenreuth first became part of the

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, then part of

. It became capital of the district of the same name. In 1972, when the segmenting of bavarian districts was reformed, the district of Tirschenreuth was expanded with the former district of Kemnath.

Economy

One well-known company that resides in Tirschenreuth is Hamm AG, a manufacturer of road rollers. Tirschenreuth was famous for fine quality porcelain and vintage pieces are highly sought after by collectors, but its porcelain factory shut down years ago.

International relations

Tirschenreuth is

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with: * La Ville-du-Bois, France (2001) * Planá, Czech Republic (2008) * Lauf an der Pegnitz, Germany (2011) * Santa Fe Springs,

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, United States

Notable residents

Arnold Kriegstein Arnold Richard Kriegstein is a neurologist and neuroscientist who is the John Bowes Distinguished Professor in Stem Cell and Tissue Biology at the University of California, San Francisco where he serves as director of the UCSF Eli and Edythe Broad ...

, German, was born there in 1949 * Johann Andreas Schmeller, Germanist, was born there in 1785

References

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