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Pirk is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany.

Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official abbreviation: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: Weidn in da Owapfalz) is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 100 km (62 mi) east of Nuremberg and 35 km (22 mi) west of the Czech border. Weiden is the second biggest city in the governmental district Oberpfalz, next to Regensburg. A branch of the German Army is located here.

St. Michael is a Lutheran church and parish in Weiden in der Oberpfalz. It belongs to the congregation of St. Michael Weiden in the Weiden Dekanat of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria. It has served both Catholic and Protestant communities during its history and was used as a church for both confessions until 1899. Today, its known for its association with the organist Max Reger.

The Waldnaab (Northern Bavarian: Woidnaab, Czech: Lesní Nába, in its upper course: Tirschenreuther Waldnaab) is the left-hand, eastern and longest headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatinate (Bavaria, Germany). At its confluence with the Haidenaab near Luhe-Wildenau, the Naab is formed. The Waldnaab is 99.1 km long; combined with the Naab, the total length is 196.6 kilometres (122.2 mi).

Bechtsrieth is a municipality in the administrative district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria in Germany. It has 1,051 inhabitants, of which the males make up 48.6% (511) and the females, 51.4% (540).

Schweinnaab is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Waldnaab in Weiden in der Oberpfalz.

GKK Etzenricht, an abbreviation of Gleichstromkurzkupplung Etzenricht, meaning Etzenricht HVDC-back-to-back station, was an HVDC back-to-back facility near Etzenricht in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany. It was built on the site of the Etzenricht substation, a 380 kV/220 kV/110 kV-substation, which went into service in 1970 and expanded afterwards several times. The facility was used between 1993 and 1995 for the exchange of power between Germany and the Czech Republic, operated by Bayernwerk AG (now part of TenneT).

Luhe-Wildenau is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany.

The Luhe is a roughly 26-kilometre-long (16 mi) left headstream of the River Naab in the Upper Palatine Forest in Bavaria, southern Germany. It rises near the hamlet of Wampenhof near Waldthurn, flows through Waldthurn, Roggenstein, Kaimling, past Michldorf and Leuchtenberg and through Lückenrieth and Luhe-Markt. There it discharges into the Naab. Due to the river's very steep descent, many watermills and hammer forges have been built along its course. Its catchment area is used almost entirely for agricultural purposes with the result that the water of the Luhe is of good quality, enabling many species of fish, crustaceans and mussels to thrive there. Its most important tributaries are the Trausenbach, the Lerau and the Gleitsbach.

Sauerbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Schweinnaab near Weiden in der Oberpfalz.

Etzenricht is a municipality in the Upper Palatinate, ca. 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Weiden in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria in Germany. Etzenricht has 1,532 inhabitants (Dec. 2020) and various small industries. East of Etzenricht toward Rothenstadt is a transformer station of the E.ON AG with the GKK Etzenricht (described below) and a large compressor station for natural gas. Near Etzenricht are numerous fish-rich small waters, which can be used by anglers after obtaining a fishing license from the local fishery association.

Irchenrieth is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria in Germany.