{{other uses}} {{Distinguish|Regensburg}} {{Expand German|topic=geo|date=March 2009|Regen (Stadt)}} {{Infobox German location |type = Town |image_photo = Stadt Regen 2.jpeg |image_caption = Regen |image_coa = DEU Regen COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|48|58|N|13|8|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Regen in REG.svg |state = Bavaria |region = Lower Bavaria |district = Regen |elevation = 530 |area = 65.14 |postal_code = 94209 |area_code = 09921 |licence = REG |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 2 76 138 |divisions = 59 districts |website = [https://www.regen.de/ www.regen.de] |mayor = Andreas Kroner<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 = 2020–26 |party = SPD }} '''Regen''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʁeːɡn̩|-|De-Regen2.ogg}}; Northern Bavarian: ''Reng'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the district town of the district of Regen.
==Geography== Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest.
===Divisions=== Originally the town consisted of 4 districts: Bürgerholz, Grubhügel, Riedham and St. Johann.
After a governmental reform the villages of: {{div col|colwidth=15em}} * 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 {{div col end}} were added.
==Population development==
*1828: 1196 *1904: 2366 *1974: 9029 *2005: 12.553 *2015: 10.855
==International relations== {{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Regen is twinned with: * 25px Eschwege, Germany, since 1997 * 25px Mirebeau, France * 25px Roth bei Nürnberg, 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''.
=== Natural monuments === * The Pfahl is a 150-kilometre-long quartz ridge. In the vicinity of Weißenstein it reaches its highest point at 750 metres at the site of Weißenstein Castle.
==Economy== Tourism figures largely in the local economy, with over 64,000 visitors accounting for 220,000 over-night stays last year.
=== Personalities === * Clara Nordström, Swedish writer (1886-1962)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Wiktionary}} *{{Official website}} {{in lang|de}} *[https://www.pichelsteinerfest.com/ Pichelsteinerfest Regen] {{in lang|de}}
{{Cities and towns in Regen (district)}}
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