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This article refers to the a town. For the automobile propulsion system, please see Regenerative brake.

Regen
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Lower Bavaria
District	Regen
Town subdivisions	59 districts
Mayor	Ilse Oswald (FW)
Basic statistics
Area	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m  (1739 ft)
Population	Please give "Stand or population_as_of" in YYYY-MM-DD format , e. g. 2005-12-31
- Density	/km² ( /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST ([[UTC+1]]/[[UTC+2|+2]])
Licence plate	REG
Postal code	94209
Area code	09921
Website	www.regen.de Coordinates: 48°58′″N 13°8′″E / Expression error: unexpected / operator, Expression error: unexpected / operator

Regen is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district of Regen. Regen is also the German word for rain.

Geography

Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest.

Division of the town

Originally the town consisted of 4 districts, Bürgerholz, Grubhügel, Riedham and St. Johann.

After a governmental reform the villages Aden, Augrub, Bärndorf, Bettmannsäge, Dreieck, Ebenhof, Ecklend, Edhof, Eggenried, Finkenried, Frauenmühle, Großseiboldsried, Huberhof, Kagerhof, Kattersdorf, Kerschlhöh, Kleinseiboldsried, Kreuzerhof, Kühhof, March, Maschenberg, Matzelsried, Metten, Neigerhöhe, Neigermühle, Neusohl, Obermitterdorf, Oberneumais, Oleumhütte, Pfistermühle, Pometsau, Poschetsried, Reinhartsmais, Richtplatz, Rinchnachmündt, Rohrbach, Sallitz, Schauerhof, Schlossau, Schochert, Schollenried, Schönhöh, Schützenhof, Schwaighof, Schweinhütt, Spitalhof, Sumpering, Tausendbach, Thanhof, Thurnhof, Weißenstein , Weißensteiner-Au, Wickersdorf, Wieshof and Windschnur were added.

Twin Towns

• Eschwege (Hessia, Germany) -- since 1997
• Mirebeau (France)
• Roth (Bavaria, Germany)

Notable places

The "Niederbayrisches Landwirtschaftsmuseum" is a museum showing the history of agriculture and society in Lower Bavaria from the 18th and 19th century.

The "Fressendes Haus" is a former domicile of the poets Clara Nordström (1886-1962) and Siegfried von Vegesack (1888-1974), which was transformed in a museum in 1984 presenting different expositions of historical art and the archeological excavations at the castle ruin of Weißenstein.

Economy

Tourism figures largely in the local economy, with over 64,000 visitors accounting for 220,000 over-night stays last year.

External links

• Official site (German)
• Pichelsteinerfest Regen (German)

Towns and municipalities in Regen
Achslach | Arnbruck | Bayerisch Eisenstein | Bischofsmais | Böbrach | Bodenmais | Drachselsried | Frauenau | Geiersthal | Gotteszell | Kirchberg im Wald | Kirchdorf im Wald | Kollnburg | Langdorf | Lindberg | Patersdorf | Prackenbach | Regen | Rinchnach | Ruhmannsfelden | Teisnach | Viechtach | Zachenberg | Zwiesel

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