Guttenberg () is a

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in the district of

Kulmbach Kulmbach () is the capital of the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. The town, once a stronghold of the Principality of Bayreuth, is renowned for its University of Life Sciences, a branch of the University of Bayreuth, the massive Plasse ...

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. The town is closely tied to

House of Guttenberg The House of Guttenberg is a wealthy Franconian family that was noble until all legal privileges of royalty and nobility were abolished in Germany in 1919 following the German revolution of 1918–1919, German revolution and Proclamation of ...

, who have been associated with the locality since the Middle Ages and still own most of the land in the area. A landmark in the municipality is the Guttenberg Castle, the seat of the Guttenberg family. The municipality's

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is derived from that of the Guttenberg family.

Famous people

Enoch zu Guttenberg Georg Enoch Robert Prosper Philipp Franz Karl Theodor Maria Heinrich Johannes Luitpold Hartmann Gundeloh Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (29 July 1946 – 15 June 2018) was a German conductor. He also owned the large winery estate Weingut Reichs ...

(1946–2018), conductor *

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg Karl-Theodor Maria Nikolaus Johann Jacob Philipp Franz Joseph Sylvester Buhl-Freiherr von und zu Guttenberg (born 5 December 1971), known professionally as Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, is a Germany, German businessman, journalist, podcaster, an ...

(born 1971), his son,

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politician and former Federal Minister.

Neighbourhoods

Guttenberg is made up of the following neighbourhoods:

References

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