Vohenstrauß (or ''Vohenstrauss''; ) is a

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, located in the north-eastern part of the Bavarian region

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. The town is situated in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab. It is the birthplace of Heribert Illig.

Districts

Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß, Böhmischbruck, Oberlind, Kaimling, Roggenstein, Waldau

Mayors

* 1945: F. X. Wittmann * 1945–1948: Karl Ries * 1948–1952: Erhard Wagner * 1952–1966: Hans Fuchs * 1966–1972: Otto Ries * 1972–1984: Max Steger * 1984–1986: Ernst Eichl * 1986–1994: Franz Pausch (temporary because E. Eichl was ill, elected in 1988) * 1994–2008: Josef Zilbauer * since May 2008: Andreas Wutzlhofer

Sport

The towns association football club, SpVgg Vohenstrauß, experienced its greatests success between 1969 and 1974 when it played for five seasons in the third division

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Sons and daughters of the town

Franz Volkmar Reinhard Franz Volkmar Reinhard (12 March 1753 – 6 September 1812) was a German Protestant theologian born in Vohenstrauß. Biography In 1780 he became an associate professor of theology and philosophy at the University of Wittenberg, where he s ...

(1753–1812), Protestant theologian, in 1792 he was appointed Oberhofprediger (first preacher) to the Saxon court in Dresden * Heribert Illig (born 1947),

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publicist and publisher

References

External links

Vohenstrauss.de
Neustadt an der Waldnaab (district) {{NeustadtWaldnaabdistrict-geo-stub