Bubenreuth is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of

Erlangen-Höchstadt Erlangen-Höchstadt is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Fürth, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim, Bamberg, Forchheim and Nürnberger Land, and by the cities of Nurembe ...

, in

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Location

Bubenreuth is located near the river

Regnitz The Regnitz is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The river is formed by the confluence of the rivers Rednitz and Pegnitz, which meet in the city of Fürth. From there the Regnitz runs northward ...

and ca. 4 kilometers north of

Erlangen Erlangen (; East Franconian German, East Franconian: ''Erlang'', Bavarian language, Bavarian: ''Erlanga'') is a Middle Franconian city in Bavaria, Germany. It is the seat of the administrative district Erlangen-Höchstadt (former administrative d ...

with which it's structurally connected. Neighboring towns are (from North clockwise)

Baiersdorf Baiersdorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in northern Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location The major part of Baiersdorf is idyllically situated on a terrace which preserves the town from being flooded by the close Regnitz river ...

, Langensendelbach, Marloffstein,

and

Möhrendorf Möhrendorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Regnitz The Regnitz is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The river is formed by the conf ...

History

Nothing is known about the founding of Bubenreuth. The suffix -reuth indicates that it was created by a

forest clearance Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated d ...

. The town is first mentioned as "Bubenrode" in a document dating 24 November 1243. Bubenreuth gained some prominence after

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when the town, then having 400 inhabitants, voted to admit 2,000 expelled German refugees from Schönbach im

Egerland The Egerland ( cs, Chebsko; german: Egerland; Egerland German dialect: ''Eghalånd'') is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in what is today the Czech Republic, at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name ''Eg ...

(now Luby,

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). Schönbach was then known for its numerous violin makers and instrument builders that now fled to Bubenreuth and opened new workshops there. Among those was of Karl Höfner who opened a new factory in Bubenreuth and died in Bubenreuth in 1955. Höfner manufactured a number of popular guitars and basses in Bubenreuth, such as the

Höfner 500/1 The Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass (sometimes nicknamed the "Beatle Bass" or "Cavern Bass") is a model of electric bass manufactured by Höfner under several varieties. It was introduced in 1955 and gained celebrity status during the 1960s as the pri ...

, a

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

used by

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since 1961.

References

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