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Spiegelau is a municipality in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria in Germany. It lies in the heart of the Bavarian Forest.
Spiegelau | |
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 Roman Catholic parish church of Saint John the Baptist | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Spiegelau within Freyung-Grafenau district  | |
  Spiegelau  Spiegelau | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′N 13°22′E / 48.917°N 13.367°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Niederbayern |
| District | Freyung-Grafenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Karlheinz Roth[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.42 km2 (15.61 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,918 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 94518 |
| Dialling codes | 08553 |
| Vehicle registration | FRG |
| Website | www.gemeinde-spiegelau.de |
Subdivisions
editThere are 33 villages in the municipality:[3]
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There are also the Gemarkungen of Spiegelau, Oberkreuzberg and Klingenbrunn.
Transport
editSpiegelau lies on Zwiesel–Grafenau railway and its station was formerly the junction to the Spiegelau Forest Railway which supporting the major logging industry in the area.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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).
- ^ Gemeinde Spiegelau in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online. Bavarian State Library, retrieved 5 January 2018
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