Arzberg, Bavaria

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Arzberg
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Mayor	Stefan Göcking (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	43.22 km² (16.7 sq mi)
Elevation	481 m  (1578 ft)
Population	5,893  (31/12/2006)
- Density	136 /km² (353 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	WUN
Postal code	95659
Area code	09233
Website	www.arzberg.de Coordinates: 50°4′00″N 12°11′00″E / 50.066667, 12.183333

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.

Contents 1 Sister City 2 History 2.1 19th Century 3 Resources 3.1 References 3.2 External links

[edit] Sister City

South Bend, Indiana

Arzberg, Steiermark

[edit] History

[edit] 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.

[edit] Resources

[edit] References

• 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)

[edit] External links

• Stadt Arzberg, official webpage

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Wunsiedel Arzberg | Bad Alexandersbad | Höchstädt im Fichtelgebirge | Hohenberg an der Eger | Kirchenlamitz | Marktleuthen | Marktredwitz | Nagel | Röslau | Schirnding | Schönwald | Selb | Thiersheim | Thierstein | Tröstau | Weißenstadt | Wunsiedel