Selb

Selb
Martin Luther Square with the Church of Saint Andrew
Martin Luther Square with the Church of Saint Andrew
Coat of arms of Selb
Location of Selb within Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge district
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Selb is located in Germany
Selb
Selb
Selb is located in Bavaria
Selb
Selb
Coordinates: 50°10′N 12°8′E / 50.167°N 12.133°E / 50.167; 12.133
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictWunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Ulrich Pötzsch[1]
Area
 • Total
62.37 km2 (24.08 sq mi)
Elevation
562 m (1,844 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
14,727
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95100
Dialling codes09287
Vehicle registrationWUN, MAK, REH, SEL
Websitewww.selb.de

Selb is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtel Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 20 km northwest of Cheb and 23 km southeast of Hof.

Rosenthal company logo

Selb is well known for its porcelain manufacture, and is the home of the Rosenthal factory, founded in 1879 by Philipp Rosenthal as a family business. In the 1960s the town was the location for an unrealized town development plan prepared by Walter Gropius shortly before his death.[3] It includes Spielberg village, which is regarded as Selb town part.

The "Selber Wiesenfest", a traditional fair with thousands of visitors per day, always takes place on the "Goldberg" on the second weekend of July.

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ Town plan for the development of Selb:. Gropius, Walter, 1883-1969., Leibbrand, Kurt, 1914-1985., Architects Collaborative, Inc., Verkehrs- und Industrieplanung, G.m.b.H. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. 1970 [1969]]. ISBN 0-262-07029-4. OCLC 102813.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)