Arzberg, Bavaria Explained

Type:Stadt
Arzberg
Image Coa:Wappen von Arzberg (Oberfranken).svg
Coordinates:50.0667°N 23°W
Image Plan:Arzberg in WUN.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberfranken
District:Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Elevation:481
Area:43.22
Postal Code:95659
Area Code:09233
Licence:WUN
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 4 79 112
Website:www.arzberg.de
Mayor:Stefan Göcking[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:SPD

Arzberg (pronounced as /de/) 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.

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.

Sister city

South Bend, Indiana, United States
Arzberg, Steiermark

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden