Flossenbürg

Flossenbürg
Coat of arms
Flossenbürg
Location of Flossenbürg within Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab district
Coordinates: 49°44′9″N 12°20′55″E / 49.73583°N 12.34861°E / 49.73583; 12.34861Coordinates: 49°44′9″N 12°20′55″E / 49.73583°N 12.34861°E / 49.73583; 12.34861
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
Government
• Mayor	Johann Kick (SPD)
Area
• Total	23.26 km2 (8.98 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,582
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	92696
Dialling codes	09603, 09636
Vehicle registration	NEW
Website	www.flossenbuerg.de

Flossenbürg (Northern Bavarian: Flossenbirch) is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria in Germany. The state-approved leisure area is located in the Bavarian Forest and borders the Czech Republic in the east. During World War II, the Flossenbürg concentration camp was located here.

The first reference of Flossenbürg’s existence was in 948. Its castle was the Hohenstaufen's stronghold. Later, Flossenbürg belonged to the duchy of Neuburg-Sulzbach and came to the country court of Floß in the electorate of Bavaria in 1777. Today, it is located in the administrative region of Oberpfalz.

The town was the site of Flossenbürg concentration camp from 1938 until 1945. On April 23, 1945, the U.S. 90th Infantry Division of the 3rd Army liberated the camp and took it without any fighting.

Flossenbürg was the terminus of the Floß–Flossenbürg railway line that branched off in Floß from the Neustadt (Waldnaab)–Eslarn railway and is served today by a bus route from Weiden via Neustadt an der Waldnaab to the Silberhütte Cross-Country Skiing Centre.

Gatehouse of the concentration camp Flossenbürg.