Lupburg is a

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in the district of Neumarkt in

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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

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, 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 th
U.S. Army installation
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

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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

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s living in Lupburg belong to the Regensburg Branch of the Nuremberg Stake.

References

External links

History of the Coat of Arms of Lupburg
Lupburg Castle, May 2013

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