Spiegelau
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
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Spiegelau is a municipality in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria in Germany. It lies in the heart of the Bavarian Forest.
Spiegelau | |
|---|---|
 Roman Catholic parish church of Saint John the Baptist | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Spiegelau
within Freyung-Grafenau district  | |
 Location of Spiegelau | |
  Spiegelau Location within Germany  Spiegelau Location within Bavaria | |
| Coordinates: 48°55′N 13°22′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Niederbayern |
| District | Freyung-Grafenau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Karlheinz Roth[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.42 km2 (15.61 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 734 m (2,408 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,890 |
| • Density | 96.2/km2 (249/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 94518 |
| Dialling codes | 08553 |
| Vehicle registration | FRG |
| Website | www.gemeinde-spiegelau.de |
Subdivisions
There are 33 villages in the municipality:[3]
- Althütte
- Augrub
- Beiwald
- Flanitzhütte
- Hauswald
- Hirschöd
- Hirschschlag
- Hirschthalmühle
- Hochreuth
- Holzhammer
- Holzmühle
- Jägerfleck
- Kirchenberg
- Klingenbrunn
- Kronreuth
- Langdorf
- Luisenfels
- Mühlberg
- Neuhütte
- Oberkreuzberg
- Ochsenkopf
- Palmberg
- Pronfelden
- Rehbruck (PLZ 94481)
- Reinhardschlag
- Reuteck
- Ringen
- Sommerau
- Spiegelau
- Steinbüchl
- Winkelhof
- Winkelmühle
- Winkelreuth
There are also the Gemarkungen of Spiegelau, Oberkreuzberg and Klingenbrunn.
Transport
Spiegelau lies on Zwiesel–Grafenau railway and its station was formerly the junction to the Spiegelau Forest Railway which supporting the major logging industry in the area.
