- Tirschenreuth (district)
Infobox German district
name=Tirschenreuth
state=Bavaria
capital=Tirschenreuth
regierungsbezirk=Oberpfalz
region=Oberpfalz-Nord
area=1,085.08
population=79,993
population_as_of=2000
density=74
carsign=TIR
url= [http://www.landkreis-tirschenreuth.de landkreis-tirschenreuth.de]
Tirschenreuth is a "Kreis" (district) in the northeastern part of
Bavaria ,Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the south, clockwise) Neustadt (Waldnaab), Bayreuth and Wunsiedel. To the east are the Czech districts of Plzen and Karlovy Vary.Geography
The district is located in the hills of the
Fichtelgebirge . Main rivers in the district are the Waldnaab and the Fichtelnaab.History
The district was formed in 1972 by merging the previous districts Tirschenreuth and
Kemnath .Coat of arms
The golden lion in the left of the coat of arms is the symbol if the Palatinate. The red dragon in the right is the symbol of the Waldsassen monastery, and symbolizes the margravate of Diepolding. Only the upper part of the dragon is shown (while the monastery had the full dragon as their symbol), to symbolize that the status of the monastery was reduced in
1803 from an imperial monastery to a subordinate of the Palatinate. The blue bar in the bottom right is the symbol of the landgraves of Leuchtenberg, parts of the historically owned by them was included into the district in1972 .Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.landkreis-tirschenreuth.de Official website] (German)
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