Weiden in der Oberpfalz explained

Type:Stadt
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Image Coa:DEU Weiden in der Oberpfalz COA.svg
Coordinates:49.6667°N 21°W
State:Bavaria
Region:Upper Palatinate
District:Kreisfreie Stadt
Elevation:397
Area:68.50
Postal Code:92637
Gemeindeschlüssel:09363000
Area Code:0961
Licence:WEN
Website:www.weiden.de
Mayor:Jens Meyer[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Bürgermeistertitel:Oberbürgermeister
Party:SPD

Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official abbreviation: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: Weidn in da Owapfalz) is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located east of Nuremberg and west of the Czech border. Weiden is the second biggest city in the governmental district Oberpfalz, next to Regensburg. A branch of the German Army is located here.

History

Weiden in der Oberpfalz was first mentioned in a document in 1241 as Weiden. It is assumed that the first settlements in Weiden are dated the year 1000. Located at the intersection of two major trading routes (Goldene Strasse and Magdeburger Strasse), Weiden soon became an important trading center with a population of 2,200 in 1531. Two city fires, the Thirty Years' War and the Plague gave the city setbacks, which it didn't recover from until the end of the 18th Century. Between 1634 and 1635, as well as between 1648 and 1650; Weiden was occupied by Swedish troops. Since 1714 the city fully belonged to the Duchy of Palatine-Sulzbach. An economic boom came along in 1863, when Weiden was connected to the railroad network. With the settlement of important glass and porcelain companies, the population increased, around the turn of the century it was already close to 10.000.

On the 1st of January, 1919, the city became district-free by decree of the first Republican Prime Minister, Kurt Eisner (USPD)

Districts

!Nr.!District!Area (km2)!Population!Remarks!Population density(People per km2)
01Altstadt0.983.943Southern old town with historic city center4023
02Scheibe0,862.296Northern old town2669
03Hammerweg4,325.5591286
04Weiden-Ost II10,452.829with Tröglersricht, Zollhaus, Almesbach270
05Weiden-Ost I3,142.490792
06Bahnhof-Moosbürg2,551.466574
07Fichtenbühl1,271.192with Ermersricht938
08Stockerhut1,803.9532196
09Lerchenfeld1,454.4593075
10Weiden-West5,032.062with Brandweiher409
11Rehbühl1,536.5384273
12Mooslohe5,503.559with Moosöd647
13Neunkirchen11,501.718with Frauenricht, Latsch, Halmesricht, Spitalöd, Wiesendorf149
14Rothenstadt11,733.145with Ullersricht, Neubau, Maierhof, Mallersricht, Mallersricht-Ziegelhütte268
15Weiden-Land8,43235with Muglhof, Matzlesrieth, Unterhöll, Mitterhöll, Trauschendorf, Oedenthal27

Incorporations into Weiden in der Oberpfalz

On January 1, 1914, the municipality of Moosbürg was incorporated with Moosbürg, Ermersricht, Fichtenbühl and Leihstadtmühle. On February 1, 1915 Tröglersricht and Zollhaus of the former municipality of Edeldorf followed

On July 1, 1972 the following districts were incorporated:

On May 1, 1978 the following districts were added to existing Municipalities

Main sights

Historical buildings

Museums

Economy and Infrastructure

Overview

In the year 2016, Weiden, within the city limits, reached a GDP of 2.272 Billion € and a GDP per capita of €53.734 . (Bavaria: 44.215€/ Germany: 38.180€) Therefore it was significantly higher than average. In 2017 there were about 41.800 employeed people in the city. The rate of unemployment in 2018 stood at 5.3%, and therefore significantly higher than the bavarian average of 2.7%.

Economic structure

Today, about 42.000 people live in Weiden on an Area of 70.5 km2 / 27.2 mi2. Weiden never was a typical industrial city; in 2015 only a fifth of all 26.567 employees subject to social security worked in the manufacturing sector, meanwhile more than ¾ were working in the service sector.

Since the end of the 20th century industry and trade have changed a lot. The monostructure of glass and porcellain with companies like Bauscher, Seltmann and Nachtmann, who still play a big role in the manufacturing sector, was dismantled and supplemented through vehicle construction, plastics processing and microelectronics companies.

A structural change is reflected in the massive job cuts in the glass and porcelain industry, which is why Weiden suffers from persistently high rates of unemployment.

Traffic

Highways

Public transit

The city buses are operated by the company Wies. There are 7 bus lines in regular traffic (Line 1-7) and 6 bus lines in light traffic (91-95, 98), that all meet at the Central Bus Station next to the town hall. The regular traffic (in which buses drive every 15-30 minutes) applies every Monday to Friday between 6:00 and 18:15. Before 6:00 and after 18:15, as well as on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays the light traffic (with buses every 40 minutes) applies.

Next to the citybuses, there are intercity buses operated by the Regionalbus Ostbayern GmbH (RBO), a daughter company of the Deutsche Bahn. They drive into the surrounding cities and villages and meet at the cities' train station

Ticket prices are regulated by the Tarif Oberpfalz Nord (TON). The Nahverkehrsgemeinschaft Weiden-Neustadt (NWN) has joined the TON as well, creating one unified system for the northern part of the Oberpfalz

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Weiden in der Oberpfalz is twinned with:[2]

Geography

Climate

This area is characterized by equable climates with few extremes of temperature and ample precipitation in all months. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Cfb". (Marine West Coast Climate).[3]

Notable people

See also

Important glass and porcellain companies in Weiden

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der Oberbürgermeister in den kreisfreien Städten
  2. Web site: Partnerstädte . weiden.de. Weiden in der Oberpfalz. de. 2021-02-17.
  3. Web site: Weiden, Germany Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase). Weatherbase. 24 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084048/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=88601&cityname=Weiden,+Rhineland-Palatinate,+Germany&units=. 4 March 2016.