Marktredwitz

Marktredwitz
Marktredwitz
Location of the town of Marktredwitz within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district
Coordinates	50°0′N 12°4′E / 50°N 12.06667°E / 50; 12.06667Coordinates: 50°0′N 12°4′E / 50°N 12.06667°E / 50; 12.06667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Town subdivisions	23 Ortsteile
Mayor	Birgit Seelbinder (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	49.52 km2 (19.12 sq mi)
Elevation	482-660 m
Population	17,253 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	348 /km2 (902 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WUN (alt: MAK)
Postal code	95615
Area code	09231
Website	www.marktredwitz.de

Marktredwitz is a municipality in the district of Wunsiedel, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 22 km west of Cheb, 50 km east of Bayreuth and 50 km south of Hof/Saale.

The town celebrated the Horticultural Show 2006 in cooperation with Cheb.

People

See also Category: People from Marktredwitz.

See also Category: People from the District of Wunsiedel.

• Oscar Loew, born here
• Karl Ritter, Nazi politician
• Reinhard Scheer

Clubs

• Volleyballgemeinschaft Fichtelgebirge Marktredwitz

See also

• Media related to Marktredwitz at Wikimedia Commons

Old town hall and church

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.