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Floß

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Also known as Floss

Floß () is a market town in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab and has a history of more than 1000 years.

Key facts

German place.type
Municipality
German place.name
Floss
German place.image_coa
DEU Floß (Oberpfalz) COA.svg
German place.image_plan
Floß in NEW.svg
German place.state
Bayern
German place.region
Oberpfalz
German place.district
Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
German place.elevation
487
German place.area
54.39
German place.postal_code
92685
German place.area_code
09603
German place.licence
NEW
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 3 74 121
German place.divisions
35 Ortsteile
German place.website
www.floss.de
German place.mayor
Robert Lindner
German place.leader_term
2020–26
German place.party
SPD

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Encyclopedic overview

24 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Geographical location
  • Neighboring municipalities
  • Town subdivision
  • Characteristics
  • The Name Floß and Its Origin
  • Variants
  • Celtic origin
  • Germanic origin
  • Slavic origin
  • Other Assumptions about the Origin of the Name Floß
  • History
  • 12th century to 15th century
  • 16th century to 19th century
  • 20th century
  • Municipal mergers
  • Changes to population
  • Coat of arms
  • Places of interest
  • Cultural events
  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Floß () is a market town in the Upper Palatinate district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab and has a history of more than 1000 years.

== Geography ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Floß” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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