Marktredwitz () is a town in the
district of Wunsiedel, in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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, close to the
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
border. It is situated 22 km west of
Cheb
Cheb (; german: Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře.
Before the 1945 Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expulsion of the German-speaking population ...
, 50 km east 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 ...
and 50 km south of Hof/Saale.
Marktredwitz station is at the junction of the
Nuremberg–Cheb railway
The Nuremberg–Cheb railway is a 151 km long, non-electrified main line, mainly in the German state of Bavaria. It runs from Nuremberg via Lauf an der Pegnitz, Hersbruck, Pegnitz (city), Pegnitz, Speichersdorf, Kirchenlaibach, Marktredwitz a ...
and the
Munich–Hof railway.
The town celebrated the Horticultural Show 2006 in cooperation with
Cheb
Cheb (; german: Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře.
Before the 1945 Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expulsion of the German-speaking population ...
.
People
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Ronny Krippner
Ronny Krippner is a German-born British organist, conductor, teacher and composer who currently serves as Director of Music at Ripon Cathedral.
Early career and education
Krippner was born and educated in Marktredwitz, Germany, and studied orga ...
, organist
*
Birgit Lodes
Birgit Lodes (born 30 April 1967) is a German musicologist and lecturer at the University of Vienna.
Career
Born in Marktredwitz, Lodes grew up in Bayreuth. In 1986 she was accepted into the Maximilianeum Foundation (Wittelsbacher Jubiläums ...
, musicologist
*
Oscar Loew
Oscar Loew (2 April 1844 – 26 January 1941) was a German agricultural chemist, active in Germany, the United States, and Japan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Biography
Loew was born in Marktredwitz, Bavaria, where his father was a ...
, agricultural chemist
*
Ersen Martin, former footballer
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Erkan Martin, former footballer
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Reinhard Pöllath (born 1948), German businessman
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Karl Ritter, Nazi politician
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Reinhard Scheer
Carl Friedrich Heinrich Reinhard Scheer (30 September 1863 – 26 November 1928) was an Admiral in the Imperial German Navy (''Kaiserliche Marine''). Scheer joined the navy in 1879 as an officer cadet and progressed through the ranks, commandin ...
, admiral
Clubs
Volleyballgemeinschaft Fichtelgebirge Marktredwitz
References
Wunsiedel (district)
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