Regen (; Northern Bavarian: Reng) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the district town of the district of Regen.
Geography Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest.
Divisions Originally the town consisted of 4 districts: Bürgerholz, Grubhügel, Riedham and St. Johann.
After a governmental reform the villages of:
Aden Augrub Bärndorf Bettmannsäge Dreieck Ebenhof Ecklend Edhof Eggenried Finkenried Frauenmühle Großseiboldsried Huberhof Kagerhof Kattersdorf Kerschlhöh Kleinseiboldsried Kreuzerhof Kühhof March Maschenberg Matzelsried Metten Neigerhöhe Neigermühle Neusohl Obermitterdorf Oberneumais Oleumhütte Pfistermühle Pometsau Poschetsried Reinhartsmais Richtplatz Rinchnachmündt Rohrbach Sallitz Schauerhof Schlossau Schochert Schollenried Schönhöh Schützenhof Schwaighof Schweinhütt Spitalhof Sumpering Tausendbach Thanhof Thurnhof Weißenstein Weißensteiner-Au Wickersdorf Wieshof and Windschnur
were added.
Population development
1828: 1196 1904: 2366 1974: 9029 2005: 12.553 2015: 10.855
International relations
Regen is twinned with: Eschwege, Germany, since 1997 Mirebeau, France Roth bei Nürnberg, Germany
Notable places The "Niederbayrisches Landwirtschaftsmuseum" is a museum showing the history of agriculture and society in Lower Bavaria from the 18th and 19th century.
The "Fressendes Haus" is a former domicile of the poets Clara Nordström (1886–1962) and Siegfried von Vegesack (1888–1974), which was transformed in a museum in 1984 presenting different expositions of historical art and the archeological excavations at the castle ruin of Weißenstein.
Natural monuments The Pfahl is a 150-kilometre-long quartz ridge. In the vicinity of Weißenstein it reaches its highest point at 750 metres at the site of Weißenstein Castle.
Economy Tourism figures largely in the local economy, with over 64,000 visitors accounting for 220,000 over-night stays last year.
Personalities Clara Nordström, Swedish writer (1886-1962)
References
External links
Pichelsteinerfest Regen