Holenbrunn Explained

Type:	Ortsteil
Town:	Wunsiedel
Image Coa:	Wappen Holenbrunn.svg
Coordinates:	50.0481°N 12.0364°W
State:	Bavaria
Region:	Oberfranken
District:	Wunsiedel
Höhe:	560
Fläche:	10.09
Einwohner:	880
Stand:	2011
Pop Ref:	^[1]
Postal Code:	95632
Area Code:	09232
Licence:	WUN

Holenbrunn is a village of 1000 inhabitants in the Fichtel Mountains. It is part of the town Wunsiedel in Upper Franconia in the state of Bavaria in Germany.

History

• First mentioned around 1500
• 1818 - neighbouring villages (Hauenreuth, Holenbrunn, Juliushammer, Wintersberg and Wintersreuth) were joined to one civil parish
• 1877 – Weiden–Oberkotzau railway opened, with a station in Holenbrunn
• 1978 – amalgamation with Wunsiedel due to an administration reform

Economy, Infrastructure

Production facilities for:

• Glas (according to DIN 1249)
• High-voltage insulators

also:

• Agriculture
• Div. business enterprise
• Quarry for Wunsiedel Marble
• Train station (Wunsiedel-Holenbrunn)

Notes and References

1. https://www.citypopulation.de/de/germany/settlements/bayern/wunsiedel_i_fichtelgebir/09479169x0XYN__holenbrunn/ Holenbrunn