Speinshart

Speinshart is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany. The municipality gained its name from the monastery Speinshart which was built between 1692 and 1697 by Wolfgang Dientzenhofer.

Speinshart
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Speinshart within Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab district
Speinshart Show map of Germany Speinshart Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°47′13″N 11°49′15″E / 49.78694°N 11.82083°E / 49.78694; 11.82083
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Municipal assoc.	Eschenbach in der Oberpfalz
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Albert Nickl^[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	23.76 km^2 (9.17 sq mi)
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	1,136
• Density	48/km^2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92676
Dialling codes	09645
Vehicle registration	NEW
Website	www.speinshart.de

Mayor

Albert Nickl (* 1963) (CSU) is the mayor since 1996.^[1]

 

Looking from south to north at the Kloster Speinshart with the Rauher Kulm in the distance

 

Memorial in Speinshart, Germany to fallen German Soldiers from the Speinshart area during World War I and World War II

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)