Tauperlitz and Neutauperlitz are two merged former districts, now in the municipality of
Döhlau in the
district of Hof. The original settlement grew up along an
old roadway, and is first mentioned in 1348 in a letter of foundation by
Friedrich von Hohenlohe,
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* Eberhard I 1007-1040
* Suidger von Morsleben 1040-1046 (Later Pope Clement II)
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The
motte-and-bailey castle
A motte-and-bailey castle is a European fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised area of ground called a motte, accompanied by a walled courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade. Relatively easy to ...
of Tauperlitz (''Turmhügelburg Tauperlitz''), not far from the
Southern Regnitz river, is significant in terms of settlement history. In the
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach there was a
manor here that formed part of the ''
Vogtländische Ritterschaft'' (an association of knightly estates in the
Vogtland
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) and was endowed with the legal right of direct access to the higher courts (''Schriftsässigkeit''). The ''Erlöserkirche'' ("Church of the Redeemer") belongs to the Evangelical-Lutheran Deanery of Hof.
Local noble families like the Uttenhofen, the Rabensteiner zu Döhlau and the Waldenfels were based here. The Rabensteiner occupied Tauperlitz farm in 1398, and Ernst von Waldenfels occupied Tauperlitz Manor from 1790.
There remain traces of these families in the form of two stone crosses and a
stable house.
A memorial stone in the park commemorates the writer, actress and film director
Thea von Harbou
Thea Gabriele von Harbou (27 December 1888 – 1 July 1954) was a German screenwriter, novelist, film director, and actress. She is remembered as the screenwriter of the science fiction film classic ''Metropolis'' (1927) and for the 192 ...
, who was born in Tauperlitz.
Her works include the novel ''
Metropolis
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
A big c ...
'', the inspiration for
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton Lang (; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), known as Fritz Lang, was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in Germany and later the United States.Obituary ''Variety'', August 4, 1976, p. 6 ...
's
eponymous film, as well as many screenplays.
The
district road HO 5 connects Tauperlitz with Hof and
Kautendorf. The Tauperlitzer Seefest takes place every year at the local lake, the Tauperlitzer See (also known as the Quellitzer See).
References
Bibliography
:* Hans Bucka, Oskar Heland: ''Die Steinkreuze und Kreuzsteine im Landkreis Hof und in der Stadt Hof'', pp. 41–43. Hof 1986
:* Hans Bucka, Oskar Heland: ''Grenzsteine – Flur- und Kleindenkmäler im Landkreis Hof'', p. 112. Hoermann, Hof 1991
:* August Gebeßler: ''Stadt und Landkreis Hof. Die Kunstdenkmäler von Bayern, Kurzinventare'', VII. Band, p. 62. Deutscher Kunstverlag, München 1960
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Hof (district)
Villages in Bavaria