Holenbrunn

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.

History

First mentioned around 1500
1818 - neighbouring villages (Hauenreuth, Holenbrunn, Juliushammer, Wintersberg and Wintersreuth) were joined to one civil parish
1877 – Regensburg–Hof 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)

Coordinates: DE-BY_type:city(1000) 50°02′53″N 12°02′11″E / 50.04806°N 12.03639°E / 50.04806; 12.03639

Authority control	VIAF: 154665235 GND: 4691671-4

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