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Bad Weißenstadt
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Bad Weißenstadt
Total population
3,010
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bad Weißenstadt, until July 2025 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, 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. In 2025 it became the youngest "Bath-city" in Bavaria.
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Geography
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 Bad Weißenstadt incorporates the town itself and a number of villages: *Birk *Franken *Frohnlohe *Grub *Grubbach *Hühnerhöfen *Lehsten *Meierhof *Neuenhammer *Ruppertsgrün *Schönlind *Torfmoorhölle *Voitsumra *Weiherhöfen *Weißenhaid *Weißenhaider Mühle *Weißenstadt *Ziegelhütte bei Lehsten *Grafenmühle
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves492
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves481
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves475
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves417
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves386
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves380
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves366
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves363
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 3.2 — 2018-05-222 km ENE of Luby, Czechia
- M 4.1 — 2018-05-212 km SSE of Erlbach, Germany
- M 3.8 — 2014-05-314 km NE of Skalná, Czechia
- M 4 — 2011-09-045 km WSW of Habartov, Czechia
- M 2.9 — 2008-11-234 km SW of Oloví, Czechia
- M 2.9 — 2008-10-313 km NW of Zwota, Germany
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Bayern
- Kirchenlamitz4.5 mi away · pop. 3,303
- Marktleuthen5.2 mi away · pop. 3,623
- Gefrees6.5 mi away · pop. 4,798
- Thierstein9.7 mi away · pop. 1,311
- Bad Berneck10 mi away · pop. 3,047
- Goldkronach10.7 mi away · pop. 3,698
- Schönwald11.3 mi away · pop. 3,697
- Waldershof11.5 mi away · pop. 2,830
- Rappetenreuth13.1 mi away
- Oschwitz14.6 mi away
- Hohenberg an der Eger15 mi away · pop. 1,531
- Schlopp15.6 mi away
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office
- AGS
- 09479166
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,031
- Wikidata
- Q515933
Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439