Oberviechtach

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Oberviechtach

Total population

4,918

Elevation507 m

Land area62.42 km²

WeatherAvg high 55.5°F

Coordinates49.46°, 12.42°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Oberviechtach is a town in the district of Schwandorf, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 31 km (19 mi) southeast of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, and 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Schwandorf. It is famous for being the birthplace of Johann Andreas Eisenbarth. The name comes from pine (Fichte) which is also represented on the coat of arms of the town.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Notable people from here

Bastian Steger

German table tennis player

Alois Niederalt

German jurist and politician (1911-2004)

Johann Nepomuk von Ringseis

German physician (1785-1880)

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Moritz Hartmann

German football player

Johann Andreas Eisenbarth

German surgeon (1663-1727)

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Siegfried Schriml

German artist (1927-2016)

J

Johann Baptist Stephan

German soldier (1808–1875)

J

Joseph Bruckmaier

German politician, farmer and entrepreneur (1848-1903)

Josef Hartinger

German State Lawyer (1893–1984)

Philipp Ziereis

German footballer

W

Willibald Adam

German priest (1873-1935)

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Gregor Zallwein

(1712-1766)

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Georg Götz

German economist

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Alexander Flierl

German politician

P

Paul Zeidler

German theologian

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Josef Spichtinger

German politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bayern

• Käfermühle
  0.6 mi away
• Werneröd
  1.7 mi away
• Zieglhäusl
  1.9 mi away
• Bruderbügerl
  2 mi away
• Gartenriedermühle
  2.4 mi away
• Hornmühle
  2.7 mi away
• Kotzenhof
  3.1 mi away
• Neumühle
  4 mi away
• Gütting
  4.3 mi away
• Schönsee
  6.7 mi away · pop. 2,439
• Köttlitz
  8.9 mi away
• Oberpfreimd
  10.1 mi away

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