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Furth im Wald
municipality of Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Furth im Wald (in Czech Brod nad Lesy, resp. Bavorský Brod) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border in the Bavarian Forest, 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) northeast of Cham, and 17 kilometres (11 miles) southwest of Domažlice. Furth im Wald is known as Drachenstadt (Dragon City), a reference to Furth im Wald's yearly Drachenstich (Slaying of the Dragon) play.
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Furth im Wald | |
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Coordinates: 49°18′35″N 12°50′24″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Upper Palatinate |
District | Cham |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Sandro Bauer[1] (CSU) |
Area | |
• Total | 67.00 km2 (25.87 sq mi) |
Elevation | 407 m (1,335 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,032 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 93437 |
Dialling codes | 0 99 73 |
Vehicle registration | CHA |
Website | www.furth.de |
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