Spiegelau

Spiegelau
Roman Catholic parish church of Saint John the Baptist
Location of Spiegelau within Freyung-Grafenau district
Location of Spiegelau
Spiegelau
Spiegelau
Coordinates: 48°55′N 13°22′E / 48.917°N 13.367°E / 48.917; 13.367
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictFreyung-Grafenau
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Karlheinz Roth[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total
40.42 km2 (15.61 sq mi)
Highest elevation
820 m (2,690 ft)
Lowest elevation
734 m (2,408 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,918
 • Density96.93/km2 (251.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94518
Dialling codes08553
Vehicle registrationFRG
Websitewww.gemeinde-spiegelau.de

Spiegelau is a municipality in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria in Germany. It lies in the heart of the Bavarian Forest.

Subdivisions

There are 33 villages in the municipality:[3]

  • Althütte
  • Augrub
  • Beiwald
  • Flanitzhütte
  • Hauswald
  • Hirschöd
  • Hirschschlag
  • Hirschthalmühle
  • Hochreuth
  • Holzhammer
  • Holzmühle
  • Jägerfleck
  • Kirchenberg
  • Klingenbrunn
  • Kronreuth
  • Langdorf
  • Luisenfels
  • Mühlberg
  • Neuhütte
  • Oberkreuzberg
  • Ochsenkopf
  • Palmberg
  • Pronfelden
  • Rehbruck (PLZ 94481)
  • Reinhardschlag
  • Reuteck
  • Ringen
  • Sommerau
  • Spiegelau
  • Steinbüchl
  • Winkelhof
  • Winkelmühle
  • Winkelreuth

There are also the Gemarkungen of Spiegelau, Oberkreuzberg and Klingenbrunn.

Transport

Spiegelau lies on Zwiesel–Grafenau railway and its station was formerly the junction to the Spiegelau Forest Railway which supporting the major logging industry in the area.

See also

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ Gemeinde Spiegelau in the location database of the Bavarian State Library Online. Bavarian State Library, retrieved 5 January 2018