What is Furth im Wald?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = FURTH IM WALD, INNENSTADT - LUFTAUFNAHME.jpg |image_coa = Wappen Furth im Wald.svg |coordinates = {{coord|49|18|35|N|12|50|24|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Furth im Wald in CHA.svg |state = Bayern |region = Upper Palatinate |district = Cham |elevation = 407 |area = 67.00 |postal_code = 93437 |area_code = 0 99 73 |licence = CHA |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 3 72 126 |website = [http://www.furth.de/ www.furth.de] |mayor = Sandro Bauer<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 }} '''Furth im Wald''' (in Czech ''Brod nad Lesy'', resp. ''Bavorský Brod'') is a town in [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]], near the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border in the [[Bavarian Forest]], {{convert|16|km|abbr=off}} northeast of [[Cham, Germany|Cham]], and {{convert|17|km|abbr=off}} southwest of [[Domažlice]]. Furth im Wald is known as ''Drachenstadt'' (Dragon City), a reference to Furth im Wald's yearly ''Drachenstich'' (Slaying of the Dragon) play. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Cities and towns in Cham (district)}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Furth Im Wald}} [[Category:Cham (district)]]