Weißenstadt
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Weißenstadt is a town  in the district of Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel (district)
Wunsiedel is a Kreis in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the west the Czech Karlovy Vary Region.-Geography:...

, in Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia
Upper Franconia is a Regierungsbezirk of the state of Bavaria, southern Germany. It forms part of the historically significant region of Franconia , all now part of the German Federal State of Bayern .With more than 200 independent breweries which brew...

, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated in the Fichtelgebirge Mountains, on the river Eger
Ohre
The Ohře is a 316 km long river in Germany and the Czech Republic , left tributary of the Elbe. The basin area of the river has a size of 6,255 km², of which 5,614 km² are in the Czech Republic and 641 km² in Germany...

, 11 km northwest of Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel is the county town of the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in northeast Bavaria, Germany. The town became well known for its annual Luisenburg Festival and the Rudolf Hess Memorial March held by the Neo-Nazis here until 2005.- Geography :...

.

Geography

The town nestles in the valley of the Eger between the mountains of Waldstein and Rudolfstein
Rudolfstein (Fichtelgebirge)
Rudolfstein is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....

 and the pass of Höllpass
Höllpass
The Höllpass is a high mountain pass in the northern part of the Fichtelgebirge Mountains in Bavaria, Germany.The Höllpass is located in the northwest of the horseshoe-shaped Fichtelgebirge range, the horseshoe being open to the east...

 on the plateau of the Fichtelgebirge.

Villages

The borough of 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
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