Regen (
Northern Bavarian: ''Reng'') is a town in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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, and the district town of the district of
Regen
Regen (Northern Bavarian: ''Reng'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the district town of the district of Regen.
Geography
Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest.
Divisions
Originally the town consisted ...
.
Geography
Regen is situated on the great
Regen River
The Regen (; ) is a river in Bavaria, Germany, and a left tributary of the Danube, at Regensburg, Germany. The source of its main headstream, the Great Regen (''Großer Regen''), is in the Bohemian Forest on the territory of the Czech Republic, ne ...
, located in the
Bavarian Forest
The village of Zell in the Bavarian Forest
The Bavarian Forest (German: ' or ''Bayerwald''; bar, Boarischa Woid) is a wooded, low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany that is about 100 kilometres long. It runs along the Czech border and is con ...
.
Divisions
Originally the town consisted of 4 districts: Bürgerholz, Grubhügel, Riedham and St. Johann.
After a governmental reform the villages of:
* Aden
* Augrub
* Bärndorf
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Bettmannsäge
Bettmannsäge is a village in the borough of Regen in the Bavarian Forest region of Germany. It has a population of about 150.
Location
Bettmannsäge lies between Zwiesel and Regen on the railway line from Plattling to Bayerisch Eisenstein, the ...
* Dreieck
* Ebenhof
* Ecklend
* Edhof
* Eggenried
* Finkenried
* Frauenmühle
* Großseiboldsried
* Huberhof
* Kagerhof
* Kattersdorf
* Kerschlhöh
* Kleinseiboldsried
* Kreuzerhof
* Kühhof
* March
* Maschenberg
* Matzelsried
* Metten
* Neigerhöhe
* Neigermühle
* Neusohl
* Obermitterdorf
* Oberneumais
* Oleumhütte
* Pfistermühle
* Pometsau
* Poschetsried
* Reinhartsmais
* Richtplatz
* Rinchnachmündt
* Rohrbach
* Sallitz
* Schauerhof
* Schlossau
* Schochert
* Schollenried
* Schönhöh
* Schützenhof
* Schwaighof
* Schweinhütt
* Spitalhof
* Sumpering
* Tausendbach
* Thanhof
* Thurnhof
* Weißenstein
* Weißensteiner-Au
* Wickersdorf
* Wieshof and Windschnur
were added.
Population development
*1828: 1196
*1904: 2366
*1974: 9029
*2005: 12.553
*2015: 10.855
International relations
Regen is
twinned with:
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Eschwege
Eschwege (), the district seat of the Werra-Meißner-Kreis, is a town in northeastern Hesse, Germany. In 1971, the town hosted the eleventh ''Hessentag'' state festival.
Geography
Location
The town lies on a broad plain tract of the river Wer ...
,
Germany
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, since 1997
*
Mirebeau
Mirebeau (; Poitevin: ''Mirebea'') is a commune in the Vienne department, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, western France.
History
Fulk Nerra (970-1040), Count of Anjou conquered Mirebeau and built a castle there. His son, Geoffrey of Anjo ...
,
France
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*
Roth bei Nürnberg
Roth (formerly ''Roth bei Nürnberg'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Roth District. It is located about 25 km south of Nuremberg.
History
The town was first mentioned in documents in the year 1060, but settlements at its ...
,
Germany
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Notable places
The "Niederbayrisches Landwirtschaftsmuseum" is a museum showing the history of agriculture and society in Lower Bavaria from the 18th and 19th century.
The "Fressendes Haus" is a former domicile of the poets
Clara Nordström
Clara Nordström, maiden name and pseudonym for Clara Elisabet von Vegesack, (January 18, 1886 in Karlskrona, Sweden – February 7, 1962 in Mindelheim, West Germany) was a German writer and translator of Swedish descent. With the themes of h ...
(1886–1962) and
Siegfried von Vegesack
Siegfried is a German-language male given name, composed from the Germanic elements ''sig'' "victory" and ''frithu'' "protection, peace".
The German name has the Old Norse cognate ''Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr'', which gives rise to Swedish ''Sigfrid' ...
(1888–1974), which was transformed in a museum in 1984 presenting different expositions of historical art and the archeological excavations at the castle ruin of ''Weißenstein''.
Natural monuments
* The
Pfahl is a 150-kilometre-long quartz ridge. In the vicinity of Weißenstein it reaches its highest point at 750 metres at the site of Weißenstein Castle.
Economy
Tourism figures largely in the local economy, with over 64,000 visitors accounting for 220,000 over-night stays last year.
Personalities
*
Clara Nordström
Clara Nordström, maiden name and pseudonym for Clara Elisabet von Vegesack, (January 18, 1886 in Karlskrona, Sweden – February 7, 1962 in Mindelheim, West Germany) was a German writer and translator of Swedish descent. With the themes of h ...
, Swedish writer (1886-1962)
References
External links
*
Pichelsteinerfest Regen
{{Authority control
Regen (district)
Bavarian Forest