Waidhaus is a municipality 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 lies near the border with the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

, and near the major border crossing between Bavaria and the Czech Republic, where the Bavarian A6 meets the Czech D5 motorway. The closest towns are on the German side

Pleystein Pleystein () is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 18 km east of Weiden in der Oberpfalz Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: ''Weidn in da ...

and on the Czech side Rozvadov. A gas pipeline and a powerline also cross the border between Bavaria and the Czech Republic there.

Neighbouring communities

The neighbouring communities clockwise: Rozvadov,

Eslarn Eslarn ( Northern Bavarian: ''Isling'') is a market town and municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria in Germany. Neighbouring communities The neighbouring communities clockwise: Waidhaus, Rozvadov, Třemešné, ...

, Georgenberg.

References

Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district) Czech Republic–Germany border crossings {{NeustadtWaldnaabdistrict-geo-stub