Lupburg

Lupburg
Coat of arms
Lupburg
Location of Lupburg within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district
Coordinates: 49°09′N 11°45′E / 49.150°N 11.750°ECoordinates: 49°09′N 11°45′E / 49.150°N 11.750°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Government
• Mayor	Willibald Keßler
Area
• Total	30.68 km^2 (11.85 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,327
• Density	76/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	92331
Dialling codes	09492
Vehicle registration	NM
Website	www.lupburg.de

Lupburg is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany.

Sightseeing

The restored Lupburg Castle, which was destroyed by the Swedes in the Thirty Years War, tower over the city's cobblestone market square, which also features a beautiful medieval church. The castle was restored in 2012-13 and now houses government administrative offices. The city of Parsberg and the U.S. Army installation at Hohenfels are nearby, as is the lovely Altmuhl River valley. In addition to these, numerous castles and ruins are in the area.

Clubs

• The Society for Creative Anachronism has a local branch, the Stronghold of Nebelwald, which stretches from the Parsberg-Lupburg area in the far south to Vilseck in the north.

Churches

• Like all of Bavaria, the city is predominantly Roman Catholic
• Americans in Latter-day Saints living in Lupburg belong to the Regensburg Branch of the Nuremberg Stake.

References

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.

External links

• History of the Coat of Arms of Lupburg

Restored Lupburg castle.