Philippsreut
Municipality
Philippsreut as seen from the Haidel
Philippsreut as seen from the Haidel
Coat of arms of Philippsreut
Coat of arms
Location of Philippsreut within Freyung-Grafenau district
Philippsreut is located in Germany
Philippsreut
Philippsreut
Philippsreut is located in Bavaria
Philippsreut
Philippsreut
Coordinates: 48°52′N 13°41′E / 48.867°N 13.683°E / 48.867; 13.683
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionNiederbayern
DistrictFreyung-Grafenau
Municipal assoc.Hinterschmiding
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Helmut Knaus[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total10.16 km2 (3.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation
1,139 m (3,737 ft)
Lowest elevation
840 m (2,760 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total628
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
94158
Dialling codesPhilippsreut 08550/ Mitterfirmiansreut 08557/
Vehicle registrationFRG
Websitewww.philippsreut.de

Philippsreut is a municipality in the district of Freyung-Grafenau in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the border with the Czech Republic.

The village was founded in 1692 by Johann Philipp von Lamberg, Bishop of Passau, originally under the name Kleinphilippsreut ("Small Philip's Glade"), which name lasted until 1936. In times of founding it used to be a drinking station on the middle branch of the so-called "Golden Trail" (German: Goldener Steig), an important medieval trade route connecting Bavaria and Bohemia. When trade on the Golden Trail gradually disappeared (during the first half of the 18th century), the village remained a poor mountainous settlement, whose inhabitants lived – like the other peoples in the Bavarian/Bohemian Forest – mainly from logging and glassmaking. Today, main source of livelihood is tourism.

Despite its negligible size and remote location, Philippsreut has very good transport connections: here ends the Bundesstraße (federal highway) B12 and is continued on the Czech side by the silnice I/4 (road of 1st class) which heads towards Prague.

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