Regen (district)

Regen
Regen
	District
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Bavaria
Capital	Regen
Government
• District admin.	Rita Röhrl (SPD)
Area
• Total	975 km2 (376 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2019)
• Total	77,410
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	REG
Website	landkreis-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).

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HistoryEdit

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

GeographyEdit

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 armsEdit

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 municipalitiesEdit

Towns and municipalities in Landkreis Regen

Towns	Municipalities
Regen Viechtach Zwiesel	Achslach Arnbruck Bayerisch Eisenstein Bischofsmais Böbrach Bodenmais Drachselsried Frauenau Geiersthal Gotteszell	Kirchberg im Wald Kirchdorf im Wald Kollnburg Langdorf Lindberg Patersdorf Prackenbach Rinchnach Ruhmannsfelden Teisnach Zachenberg

ReferencesEdit

^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

External linksEdit

Official website (German)

Coordinates: 49°00′N 13°10′E / 49.0°N 13.17°E / 49.0; 13.17

[1] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

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