Schirnding is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of

Wunsiedel (; Northern Bavarian: ''Wåuṉsieḏl'' or ''Wousigl'') is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of in northeast Bavaria, Germany. The town is the birthplace of poet Jean Paul. It also became known for its annual Festival and the Rudolf ...

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 ...

in Germany.

Schirnding station Schirnding station is a railway station in the municipality of Schirnding, located in the Wunsiedel district in Bavaria, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second ...

is a border station on 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 ...

. Musicologist

Reinhard Schulz Reinhard Schulz (7 March 1950 – 24 July 2009) was a German musicologist and music critic. Early life Schulz was born as the son of a gatekeeper in Schirnding, Upper Franconia. He was educated in musicology, philosophy, theatre studies, soci ...

(1950–2009) was born in the place.

References

Wunsiedel (district) {{Wunsiedeldistrict-geo-stub pl:Schirnding