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Regen (district)

Coordinates: 49°00′N 13°10′E / 49.0°N 13.17°E / 49.0; 13.17
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Regen
District
Flag of Regen
Flag
Coat of arms of Regen
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionLower Bavaria
CapitalRegen
Government
 • District admin.Rita Röhrl (SPD)
Area
 • Total
975 km2 (376 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
77,940
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationREG, VIT
Websitelandkreis-regen.de

Regen is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Freyung-Grafenau, Deggendorf, Straubing-Bogen and Cham, and by the Czech Republic (Plzeň Region).

History

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The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Regen and Viechtach.

Geography

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Gotteszell municipality in the district

The district is entirely located in the Bavarian Forest. It is named after the Regen river and its two headstreams, the Black Regen and the White Regen.

Coat of arms

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The coat of arms displays:

  • the blue and white checked pattern of Bavaria
  • a glass, symbolising the glass industry
  • a pine tree, symbolising the Bavarian Forest
  • a tower, symbolising the castles in the district

Towns and municipalities

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Cham (district)Straubing-BogenDeggendorf (district)Freyung-GrafenauZwieselZachenbergViechtachTeisnachRuhmannsfeldenRinchnachRegenPrackenbachPatersdorfLindbergLangdorfKollnburgKirchdorf im WaldKirchberg im WaldGotteszellGeiersthalFrauenauDrachselsriedBöbrachBodenmaisBischofsmaisBayerisch EisensteinArnbruckAchslachCzech Republic
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Regen
  2. Viechtach
  3. Zwiesel
  1. Achslach
  2. Arnbruck
  3. Bayerisch Eisenstein
  4. Bischofsmais
  5. Böbrach
  6. Bodenmais
  7. Drachselsried
  8. Frauenau
  9. Geiersthal
  10. Gotteszell
  1. Kirchberg im Wald
  2. Kirchdorf im Wald
  3. Kollnburg
  4. Langdorf
  5. Lindberg
  6. Patersdorf
  7. Prackenbach
  8. Rinchnach
  9. Ruhmannsfelden
  10. Teisnach
  11. Zachenberg

References

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  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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