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Grafenwöhr (, Northern Bavarian: Groafawehr) is a town in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in the region of the Upper Palatinate () in eastern Bavaria, Germany. It is widely known for the United States Army military installation and training area, called Grafenwoehr Training Area (Tower Barracks), located directly south and west of the town.

Key facts

German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_coa
DEU Grafenwöhr COA.svg
German location.image_skyline
Grafenwöhr Germany.jpg
German location.image_caption
Grafenwöhr Altstadt, Germany
German location.image_plan
Grafenwöhr in NEW.svg
German location.state
Bayern
German location.region
Upper Palatinate
German location.district
Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab
German location.elevation
410
German location.area
216.21
German location.postal_code
92655
German location.area_code
09641
German location.licence
NEW
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
09 3 74 124
German location.divisions
12 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke
German location.website
www.grafenwoehr.de
German location.mayor
Edgar Knobloch
German location.leader_term
2020–26

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  • Early history
  • 20th century
  • Post Cold War
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Sports
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  • VIPs and important visitors
  • Media
  • Photo gallery
  • References
  • External links

Grafenwöhr (, Northern Bavarian: Groafawehr) is a town in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab, in the region of the Upper Palatinate () in eastern Bavaria, Germany. It is widely known for the United States Army military installation and training area, called Grafenwoehr Training Area (Tower Barracks), located directly south and west of the town.

==History==

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

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