Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz is a town in the
district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated 25 km west of
Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Neustadt an der Waldnaab ( Bavarian: ''Neistodt an da Woidnaab'') is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, and county seat of the district Neustadt an der Waldnaab.
Sister cities
Neustadt an der Waldnaab has one sister city:
* Hays, Kansas
...
, 30 km west of
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: ''Weidn in da Owapfalz'') is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located east of Nuremberg and west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army is locat ...
, and 28 km southeast of
Bayreuth
Bayreuth (, ; bar, Bareid) is a town in northern Bavaria, Germany, on the Red Main river in a valley between the Franconian Jura and the Fichtelgebirge Mountains. The town's roots date back to 1194. In the 21st century, it is the capital of U ...
. It is also about 1 km north of the large US military base in
Grafenwöhr. The church is the most popular site, the carving dedicated to the daughter-in-law of
Charles XI of Sweden
Charles XI or Carl ( sv, Karl XI; ) was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period of Swedish history known as the Swedish Empire (1611–1721).
He was the only son of King Charles X Gustav of Sweden and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein- ...
, Anna Svetl, who drowned in the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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in 1752, the carving reading, "Here Lies our Mother: Anna Svetl who died in the waters of the Rhine in the year seventeen hundred and fifty two.
Even when the Death angel came for her, she said her final words, "A man shall perish but his memories shant for the rest of the Earth"
Bless Her."
References
Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district)
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