Bubenreuth | |
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 Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary | |
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Location of Bubenreuth within Erlangen-Höchstadt district  | |
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| Coordinates:49°37′40″N11°01′02″E / 49.62778°N 11.01722°E /49.62778; 11.01722 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Mittelfranken |
| District | Erlangen-Höchstadt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Norbert Stumpf[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,637 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 91088 |
| Dialling codes | 09131 |
| Vehicle registration | ERH |
| Website | www.bubenreuth.de |
Bubenreuth is amunicipality in the district ofErlangen-Höchstadt, inBavaria,Germany.
Bubenreuth is located near the riverRegnitz and ca. 4 kilometers north ofErlangen with which it's structurally connected. Neighboring towns are (from North clockwise)Baiersdorf,Langensendelbach,Marloffstein,Erlangen andMöhrendorf.
Nothing is known about the founding of Bubenreuth. The suffix -reuth indicates that it was created by aforest clearance. The town is first mentioned as "Bubenrode" in a document dating 24 November 1243.
Bubenreuth gained some prominence afterWorld War II when the town, then having 400 inhabitants, voted to admit 2,000expelled German refugees from Schönbach imEgerland (nowLuby,Czech Republic).[3] Schönbach was then known for its numerousviolin makers and instrument builders that now fled to Bubenreuth and opened new workshops there.[3] Among those was ofKarl Höfner who opened a new factory in Bubenreuth and died in Bubenreuth in 1955.[3][4] Höfner manufactured a number of popular guitars and basses in Bubenreuth, such as theHöfner 500/1, abass guitar used byPaul McCartney since 1961.[3]
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