- Arzberg, Bavaria
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Arzberg Coordinates 50°4′N 12°11′E / 50.06667°N 12.18333°ECoordinates: 50°4′N 12°11′E / 50.06667°N 12.18333°E Administration Country Germany State Bavaria Admin. region Upper Franconia District Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge Mayor Stefan Göcking (SPD) Basic statistics Area 43.22 km2 (16.69 sq mi) Elevation 481 m (1578 ft) Population 5,566 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 129 /km2 (334 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate WUN Postal code 95659 Area code 09233 Website www.arzberg.de Arzberg is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 13 km west of Cheb and 10 km northeast of Marktredwitz.
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South Bend, Indiana Arzberg, Steiermark History
19th century
Porcelain was the driving force of the industrialisation in this region, since C. M. Hutschenreuther had discovered kaolin somewhat north of Arzberg and set up his production in Hohenberg an der Eger.
In 1838, Lorenz Christoph Äcker asked for the permission to establish a first Porcellain-Fabrique in Arzberg which changed hands some times until, in 1884, it was acquired by Carl Auvera (1856-1914), a grandson of C. M. Hutschenreuther, and finally by the C. M. Hutschenreuther AG, in 1919.
In 1876, Heinrich Schumann established the second one, inherited by his son Carl Schumann.
In 1887, Christoph Schumann (1864-1916), Heinrich's younger son, founded a third factory, which he already in 1891 sold to Theodor Lehmann.
References
- ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.
- Singer, Friedrich Wilhelm: Arzberger Bilderbuch, Arzberg 1974 (no ISBN)
- Siemen, Wilhelm: 100 Jahre Porzellanfabrik Arzberg, 1887-1987, Schriften und Kataloge des Museums der deutschen Porzellanindustrie, vol. 9, Hohenberg an der Eger 1987 (no ISBN)
External links
- Stadt Arzberg, official webpage
Arzberg | Bad Alexandersbad | Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge | Hohenberg an der Eger | Kirchenlamitz | Marktleuthen | Marktredwitz | Nagel | Röslau | Schirnding | Schönwald | Selb | Thiersheim | Thierstein | Tröstau | Weißenstadt | WunsiedelCategories:- Towns in Bavaria
- Wunsiedel district
- Upper Franconia geography stubs
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