Stamsried

Stamsried is a village and municipality in the district of Cham in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria, Germany, near the Czech border. It is also in the Roman Catholic diocese of Regensburg. Stamsried has a population of 2,319 residents as of June 2004 and an area of 4343 hectares (43.43 square kilometers, 16.8 square miles) which includes surrounding countryside outside the built up area of the village itself, the population density is 53.4 persons per square kilometer (138.3 per square mile). Stamsried is 456 meters (1,496 feet) above sea level and contains rolling hills as high as 600 meters (1,968 feet).

Stamsried
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Stamsried within Cham district
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Coordinates: 49°16′N 12°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Cham
Municipal assoc.	Stamsried
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Herbert Bauer[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	43.44 km2 (16.77 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,243
• Density	52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	93491
Dialling codes	0 94 66
Vehicle registration	CHA
Website	www.stamsried.de

Stamsried is near the Upper Bavarian Forest Nature Park and tourism makes up a portion of its economy as shown by the number of small hotels and "pensions" or bed and breakfasts.