Holenbrunn
Encyclopedia
Holenbrunn is a village in the Fichtelgebirge
mountains. It is part of the town Wunsiedel
in the north-east of the German state Bavaria
. It has approximately 1000 inhabitants and an area of 10,09 km2.
also:
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It extends from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, a few foothills spilling over into the Czech Republic. It continues in a northeastern direction as the Ore Mountains, and in a southeastern direction as...
mountains. It is part of the town Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel
Wunsiedel is the county town of the Upper Franconian district of Wunsiedel in northeast Bavaria, Germany. The town became well known for its annual Luisenburg Festival and the Rudolf Hess Memorial March held by the Neo-Nazis here until 2005.- Geography :...
in the north-east of the German state Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. It has approximately 1000 inhabitants and an area of 10,09 km2.
History
- first mentioned around 1500
- 19th century neighbouring villages (Hauenreuth, Holenbrunn, Juliushammer, Wintersberg and Wintersreuth) were joined to one civil parish
- 1877 - train track opened
- 1978 - AmalgamationAmalgamation (politics)A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
with Wunsiedel due to an administration reform (Eingemeindung)
Economy, Infrastructure
Production facilities for:- glas (according to DIN 1249)
- high-voltage insulators
also:
- agriculture
- div. business enterprise
- quarry for Wunsiedel MarbleWunsiedel MarbleWunsiedel Marble is a group of metamorphic carbonate rocks, which were, and are, mainly extracted in the German town Wunsiedel at several quarries. This Upper Franconian calcite marble occurs both in this region and beyond, particularly in Bavaria...
- train station (Wunsiedel-Holenbrunn)