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Lupburg
Lupburg is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Lupburg within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district | |
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| Coordinates: 49°09′N 11°45′E / 49.150°N 11.750°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
| District | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Manfred Hauser[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.68 km2 (11.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 532 m (1,745 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,554 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 92331 |
| Dialling codes | 09492 |
| Vehicle registration | NM |
| Website | www.lupburg.de |
Mayors
Manfred Hauser (CSU) was elected the new mayor in October 2015. He is the successor of Alfred Meier, who died in August 2015.
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 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
- Latter-day Saints living in Lupburg belong to the Regensburg Branch of the Nuremberg Stake.
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
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External links
- History of the Coat of Arms of Lupburg