Type: | Stadt |
Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Weißenstadt.svg |
Coordinates: | 50.1008°N 11.8847°W |
Image Plan: | Weißenstadt in WUN.svg |
State: | Bayern |
Region: | Oberfranken |
District: | Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge |
Elevation: | 630 |
Area: | 42.23 |
Postal Code: | 95163 |
Area Code: | 09253 |
Licence: | WUN |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 09 4 79 166 |
Website: | www.weissenstadt.de |
Mayor: | Frank Dreyer[1] |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 26 |
Party: | SPD |
Weißenstadt is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the picturesque Weißenstadter See (Weissenstadt Lake), in the Fichtel Mountains, on the river Ohře, 11 km northwest of Wunsiedel. The town got its name "White City" from the landmark church, once white now weathered dark grey.
The town nestles in the valley of the Ohře between the mountains of Waldstein and Rudolfstein and the pass of Höllpass on the plateau of the Fichtelgebirge.
The borough of Weißenstadt incorporates the town itself and a number of villages:
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