Zwiesel

Zwiesel
The town with the Church of Saint Nicholas
The town with the Church of Saint Nicholas
Coat of arms of Zwiesel
Location of Zwiesel within Regen district
Cham (district)Straubing-BogenDeggendorf (district)Freyung-GrafenauZwieselZachenbergViechtachTeisnachRuhmannsfeldenRinchnachRegenPrackenbachPatersdorfLindbergLangdorfKollnburgKirchdorf im WaldKirchberg im WaldGotteszellGeiersthalFrauenauDrachselsriedBöbrachBodenmaisBischofsmaisBayerisch EisensteinArnbruckAchslachCzech Republic
Zwiesel is located in Germany
Zwiesel
Zwiesel
Zwiesel is located in Bavaria
Zwiesel
Zwiesel
Coordinates: 49°01′N 13°14′E / 49.017°N 13.233°E / 49.017; 13.233
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictRegen
Subdivisions8 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
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94227
Dialling codes09922
Vehicle registrationREG
Websitewww.zwiesel.de

Zwiesel 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.