Schönbrunn (Fichtelgebirge)
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Schönbrunn is a village in the heart of the Fichtelgebirge mountains in Bavaria, Germany. It is not far from Wunsiedel and has about 1,400 inhabitants along including Furthammer. It was founded around 1200 as a small settlement within the castle. The oldest building is the church built around 1200.
The area has a brewery, a few businesses and a construction industry. The area was agricultural. The number of farms was reduced to 10.
It became a subdivision of Wunsiedel in 1975.
In 2007 Schönbrunn won the gold medal in a beauty contest "Unser Dorf hat Zukunft - Unser Dorf soll schöner werden" for villages in Bavaria.
[edit] External links
- http://www.schoenbrunn-im-fichtelgebirge.de (in German)
Coordinates: 50°01′41″N 11°58′12″E / 50.02806°N 11.97°E
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