What is Waldsassen?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = Waldsassen Johannisplatz (Pano).jpg |image_caption = Market square and basilica |image_coa = DEU Waldsassen COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|0|N|12|18|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Waldsassen in TIR.svg |state = Bayern |region = Oberpfalz |district = Tirschenreuth |elevation = 477 |area = 66.54 |postal_code = 95652 |area_code = 09632 |licence = TIR |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 3 77 158 |website = [http://www.waldsassen.de/ www.waldsassen.de] |mayor = Bernd Sommer<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020&ndash;26 |party = CSU }} '''Waldsassen''' is a [[town]] in [[Tirschenreuth (district)|Tirschenreuth]] in the [[Upper Palatinate]] in [[Bavaria]]. ==Geography== Waldsassen is the northernmost municipality of the Upper Palatinate. In the northeast, it borders the town of [[Cheb]] (''Eger'') in the [[Czech Republic]]. The historic [[tripoint]] of noble [[Altbayern]], the [[Franconia]]n lands of [[Principality of Bayreuth|Bayreuth]], and the Bohemian [[Egerland]] is near the village of Pechtnersreuth. [[File:Basilika Waldsassen.jpg|thumb|left|Waldsassen Basilica]] ==Twin towns and cities== Waldsassen is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with: *{{flagicon|France}} [[Marcoussis]], [[France]], since 1970 *{{flagicon|UK}} [[Pencoed]], [[Wales]], [[United Kingdom]], since 1982 == Notable people == * [[Robert Köbler]] (1912–1970), pianist, organist and composer * [[Matthias Hamann]] (born 1968), football player and manager * [[Dietmar Hamann]] (born 1973), footballer ==Sources== {{Reflist|2}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.itcwebdesigns.com/tour_germany/waldsassen_basilika.jpg Waldsa