Guttenberg, Bavaria

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Coat of arms of Guttenberg
Coat of arms
Location of Guttenberg within Kulmbach district
BayreuthKronach (district)Hof (district)Bayreuth (district)Lichtenfels (district)MainleusWonseesWirsbergUntersteinachTrebgastThurnauRugendorfNeuenmarktNeudrossenfeldKulmbachKödnitzKasendorfHimmelkronHarsdorfGuttenbergGrafengehaigPresseckStadtsteinachMarktschorgastMarktleugastLudwigschorgastKupferbergThuringia
(2020–26) Philip Laaber[1] (CSU)Area
 • Total10.66 km2 (4.12 sq mi)Elevation
452 m (1,483 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total470 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
95358
Dialling codes09225Vehicle registrationKUWebsitewww.gemeinde-guttenberg.de

Guttenberg is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany.

The town is closely tied to House of Guttenberg, who have been associated with the locality since the Middle Ages and still own most of the land in the area.[citation needed]

A landmark in the municipality is the Guttenberg Castle, the seat of the Guttenberg family.

The municipality's coat of arms is derived from that of the Guttenberg family.[citation needed]

Famous people

  • Enoch zu Guttenberg (1946–2018), conductor
  • Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (born 1971), his son, CSU politician and former Federal Minister.

Neighbourhoods

Guttenberg is made up of the following neighbourhoods:

  • Breitenreuth
  • Buch
  • Eeg
  • Guttenberg
  • Kaltenstauden
  • Maierhof
  • Messengrund
  • Möhrenreuth
  • Neuenwirtshaus
  • Pfaffenreuth
  • Streichenreuth
  • Torkel
  • Torschenknock
  • Vogtendorf

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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