Zwiesel
Encyclopedia
Zwiesel is a town in the district of Regen
, in Bavaria
, Germany
.
, lying south of Bodenmais
and to the northwest of Grafenau
. In the nearby area is the mountain Großer Arber, the highest in the Bavarian Forest.
Regen (district)
Regen is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Freyung-Grafenau, Deggendorf, Straubing-Bogen and Cham, and by the Czech Republic .-History:...
, in 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...
.
Geography
Zwiesel is situated in the Bavarian ForestBavarian Forest
thumb|The village of Zell in the Bavarian ForestThe Bavarian Forest is a wooded low-mountain region in Bavaria, Germany. It extends along the Czech border and is continued on the Czech side by the Šumava . Geographically the Bavarian Forest and Bohemian Forest are sections of the same mountain range...
, lying south of Bodenmais
Bodenmais
Bodenmais is a municipality in the district of Regen in Bavaria in Germany. It lies at one end of the Zeller Valley in the Bavarian Forest.Its tourist attractions include in winter a ski-ing hill , doubling in summer as a 600m long summer Bob-sleigh track...
and to the northwest of Grafenau
Grafenau
Grafenau is the name of two German towns* Grafenau, Bavaria, a city in the district Freyung-Grafenau* Grafenau, Württemberg, a municipality in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg...
. In the nearby area is the mountain Großer Arber, the highest in the Bavarian Forest.
Division of the town
Zwiesel consists of 8 districts:- Zwiesel
- Bärnzell
- Griesbach
- Innenried
- Klautzenbach
- Lichtenthal
- Rabenstein
- Theresienthal
- Zwieselberg