- Lichtenberg, Bavaria
Infobox German Location
type = Stadt
Name = Lichtenberg
Wappen = Wappen lichtenberg-oberfranken.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 22
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 40
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberfranken
Landkreis = Hof
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Lichtenberg
Höhe = 564
Fläche = 9.47
Einwohner = 1136
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 95192
Vorwahl = 09288
Kfz = HO
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 75 146
Adresse = Marktplatz 16
95192 Lichtenberg
Website = [http://www.lichtenberg-oberfranken.de/ www.lichtenberg
-oberfranken.de]
Bürgermeister = Elke Beyer
Partei = SPDLichtenberg is a town in northeastern
Bavaria , lying in the district of Hof inUpper Franconia .The town lies on a hill above the valley of the river
Selbitz , in the Naturpark Frankenwald.In association with the Upper Franconian government, Lichtenberg is the location of the "Haus Marteau", an international
music conference center named after theviolinist Henri Marteau (1874 -1934 ), a resident of the town. The center offers courses for conductors all year.History
The town's origins reach back to the
9th century . New and expanded buildings were occupied by thedukes of Meranien in the12th century . Thecounts ofOrlamünde inherited the town in1248 . First mention of the town and its recognition as an independent municiplaity came in1337 .Medieval faire
Each September, the Friends of Lichtenberg Castle hold a festival at the ruins of the castle.
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