Holenbrunn is a village of 1000 inhabitants in the

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. It is part of the town

Wunsiedel (; Northern Bavarian: ''Wåuṉsieḏl'' or ''Wousigl'') is the seat of the Upper Franconian district of in northeast Bavaria, Germany. The town is the birthplace of poet Jean Paul. It also became known for its annual Festival and the Rudolf ...

in Upper Franconia in the state of

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History

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

Weiden–Oberkotzau railway The Weiden–Oberkotzau railway is a two-track main line railway in Bavaria, Germany. It connects with the Regensburg–Weiden railway in Weiden in der Oberpfalz and runs via Marktredwitz station, Marktredwitz to Oberkotzau station, Oberkotzau, whe ...

opened, with a station in Holenbrunn * 1978 –

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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 Wunsiedel Marble (german: Wunsiedler Marmor) is a group of metamorphic carbonate rocks, which were, and are, mainly extracted in the German town Wunsiedel at several quarries. This Upper Franconian calcite marble occurs both in this region and beyo ...

* Train station (Wunsiedel-Holenbrunn)

References

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