Neustadt (Waldnaab) (district)

Neustadt (Waldnaab) is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Schwandorf, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayreuth and Tirschenreuth, and by the Czech Republic (Plzen Region). The city of Weiden is enclosed by, but not belonging to the district.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

History

The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Neustadt (Waldnaab), Eschenbach and Vohenstrauss.

Geography

The district is located in the mountains of the Upper Palatine Forest (Oberpfälzer Wald). The two headrivers of the Naab River, Waldnaab and Haidenaab, are both running through the district and conjoining in its southern part.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: the heraldic lion of the Palatinate three stars from the arms of the county of Störnstein blue and white bars from the arms of the county of Leuchtenberg

Towns and municipalities

Eschenbach Grafenwöhr Neustadt (Kulm) Neustadt (Waldnaab) Pleystein Pressath Vohenstrauß Windischeschenbach

Municipalities Altenstadt Bechtsrieth Eslarn Etzenricht Floß Flossenbürg Georgenberg Irchenrieth Kirchendemenreuth Kirchenthumbach Kohlberg Leuchtenberg Luhe-Wildenau Mantel Moosbach

Parkstein Pirk Püchersreuth Schirmitz Schlammersdorf Schwarzenbach Speinshart Störnstein Tännesberg Theisseil Trabitz Vorbach Waidhaus Waldthurn Weiherhammer

External links

Official website (German)