Bärnau () is a town in the district of Tirschenreuth,

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. It is situated near the border with the

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, 25 km northeast of

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, and 26 km southwest of

Mariánské Lázně Mariánské Lázně (; german: Marienbad) is a spa town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Most of the town's buildings come from its Golden Era in the second half of the 19th centu ...

. It obtained

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in 1343, making it the oldest town in the district.

Culture and places of interest

Buildings

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*Grenzland Tower *Steinberg Church, baroque Wieskirche zum gegeißelten Heiland *Lime tree avenue to the Steinberg Church *Town centre and market place *Baroque St. Bartholomew's Church in Hohenthan *Baroque St. Michael's Church in Schwarzenbach *Castle in Thanhausen *Village chapel in Ellenfeld *Place of Meeting (''Ort der Begegnung'') *Festival stage and membrane roof in the abbey gardens * Bärnau-Tachov History Park

Music

*Thanhausen Brass Band *Grenzlandboum Bärnau Town and Youth Band

Sport

*Altglashütte woodland open-air pool *Bärnau swimming baths *TSV Bärnau football team *VfB Thanhausen football team *TC Bärnau tennis club * Silberhütte cross-country skiing centre *Bärnau Archery Club *KC Bärnau Bowling Club

Events

*Biennial historic market spectaculum *German - Czech festival games

References

Tirschenreuth (district) {{Tirschenreuth-geo-stub