Marktredwitz

Town in Bavaria, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Marktredwitz within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district

(2020–26) Oliver Weigel^[1] (CSU)Area

• Total49.52 km² (19.12 sq mi)Highest elevation

660 m (2,170 ft)Lowest elevation

482 m (1,581 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total17,206 • Density350/km² (900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

95615

Dialling codes09231Vehicle registrationWUN, MAK, REH, SELWebsitewww.marktredwitz.de

Marktredwitz (German: [maʁktˈʁɛt.vɪt͡s] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Bavaria, Germany, close to the Czech border, 22 km west of Cheb, 50 km east of Bayreuth and 50 km south of Hof/Saale. Marktredwitz station is at the junction of the Nuremberg–Cheb railway and the Munich–Hof railway. It celebrated the Horticultural Show 2006 in cooperation with Cheb.

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Marktredwitz

Ronny Krippner, organist
Birgit Lodes, musicologist
Oscar Loew, agricultural chemist
Ersen Martin, footballer
Erkan Martin, footballer
Reinhard Pöllath, lawyer
Karl Ritter, Nazi politician
Reinhard Scheer, admiral

Clubs

Volleyballgemeinschaft Fichtelgebirge Marktredwitz

References

^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).