Vohenstrauß

Vohenstrauß (or Vohenstrauss; ) is a town in Germany, located in the north-eastern part of the Bavarian region Upper Palatinate. The town is situated in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab. It is the birthplace of Heribert Illig.

Districts
Altenstadt bei Vohenstrauß, Böhmischbruck, Oberlind, Kaimling, Roggenstein, Waldau

Mayors

 * 1945: F. X. Wittmann
 * 1945–1948: Karl Ries
 * 1948–1952: Erhard Wagner
 * 1952–1966: Hans Fuchs
 * 1966–1972: Otto Ries
 * 1972–1984: Max Steger
 * 1984–1986: Ernst Eichl
 * 1986–1994: Franz Pausch (temporary because E. Eichl was ill, elected in 1988)
 * 1994–2008: Josef Zilbauer
 * since May 2008: Andreas Wutzlhofer

Sport
The towns association football club, SpVgg Vohenstrauß, experienced its greatests success between 1969 and 1974 when it played for five seasons in the third division Bayernliga.

Sons and daughters of the town



 * Franz Volkmar Reinhard (1753-1812), Protestant theologian, in 1792 he was appointed Oberhofprediger (first preacher) to the Saxon court in Dresden
 * Heribert Illig (born 1947), German publicist and publisher