Lupburg
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Lupburg | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberpfalz |
District | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz |
Local subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
Mayor | Willibald Keßler |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 30.68 km² (11.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 532 m (1745 ft) |
Population | 2,374 (31/12/2006) |
- Density | 77 /km² (200 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | NM |
Postal code | 92331 |
Area code | 09492 |
Website | www.lupburg.de |
Lupburg is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany.
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[edit] Sightseeing
Lupburg Castle near the city's cobblestone market square, which also features a beautiful medieval church. The city of Parsberg and the U.S. Army installationat Hohenfels are nearby, as is the lovely Altmuhl River valley. In addition to these, numerous castles and ruins are in the area.
[edit] Clubs
- The Society for Creative Anachronism has a local branch, the Stronghold of Nebelwald, which stretches from the Parsberg-Lupburg area in the far south to Vilseck in the north.
[edit] Churches
- Like all of Bavaria, the city is predominantly Roman Catholic
- Americans in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints living in Lupburg belong to the Regensburg Branch of the Nuremberg Stake.
[edit] External links
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