Bubenreuth

Bubenreuth
Bubenreuth
	Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bubenreuth within Erlangen-Höchstadt district
	Bubenreuth Bubenreuth
	Coordinates: 49°37′40″N 11°01′02″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Erlangen-Höchstadt
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Stumpf (CSU)
Area
• Total	4.13 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Elevation	288 m (945 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,612
• 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 a municipality in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany.

Location

Bubenreuth is located near the river Regnitz and ca. 4 kilometers north of Erlangen with which it's structurally connected. Neighboring towns are (from North clockwise) Baiersdorf, Langensendelbach, Marloffstein, Erlangen and Möhrendorf.

A panorama of Bubenreuth looking north. In the center background, Möhrendorf can be seen.

History

Nothing is known about the founding of Bubenreuth. The suffix -reuth indicates that it was created by a forest clearance. The town is first mentioned as "Bubenrode" in a document dating 24 November 1243.

Bubenreuth gained some prominence after World War II when the town, then having 400 inhabitants, voted to admit 2,000 expelled German refugees from Schönbach im Egerland (now Luby, Czech Republic).[2] Schönach was then known for its numerous violin makers and instrument builders that now fled to Bubenreuth and opened new workshops there.[2] Among those was of Karl Höfner who opened a new factory in Bubenreuth and died in Bubenreuth in 1955.[2][3] Höfner manufactured a number of popular guitars and basses in Bubenreuth, such as the Höfner 500/1, a bass guitar used by Paul McCartney since 1961.[2]

References

"Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
Auer, Katja (2018-05-06). "Als ein 400-Seelen-Dorf 2000 Vertriebene aufnahm". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
Marten, Neville; Giltrap, Gordon (2009). The Hofner Guitar: A History. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781423462743.

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[1] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

[:0-2] Auer, Katja (2018-05-06). "Als ein 400-Seelen-Dorf 2000 Vertriebene aufnahm". sueddeutsche.de (in German). ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-05-07.

[3] Marten, Neville; Giltrap, Gordon (2009). The Hofner Guitar: A History. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781423462743.