Zwiesel

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Zwiesel
Town
The town with the Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms
Location of Zwiesel within Regen district
Zwiesel Show map of Germany Zwiesel Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°01′N 13°14′E / 49.017°N 13.233°E / 49.017; 13.233
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Niederbayern
District	Regen
Subdivisions	8 districts
Government
• Mayor (2022–28)	Karl-Heinz Eppinger[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	41.14 km2 (15.88 sq mi)
Highest elevation	750 m (2,460 ft)
Lowest elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,978
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	94227
Dialling codes	09922
Vehicle registration	REG
Website	www.zwiesel.de

Zwiesel (Czech: Svízel) is a town in the lower-Bavarian district of Regen, and since 1972 is a Luftkurort with particularly good air. The name of the town was derived from the Bavarian word stem zwisl which refers to the form of a fork. The fork of the rivers Großer Regen and Kleiner Regen and the land that lies between these two rivers were called Zwiesel.