Guttenberg, Bavaria

Guttenberg
Guttenberg Castle
Coat of arms
Guttenberg
Location of Guttenberg within Kulmbach district
Coordinates: 50°8′N 11°34′E / 50.133°N 11.567°E / 50.133; 11.567Coordinates: 50°8′N 11°34′E / 50.133°N 11.567°E / 50.133; 11.567
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Kulmbach
Municipal assoc.	Untersteinach
Government
• Mayor	Eugen Hain (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.66 km2 (4.12 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	519
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	95358
Dialling codes	09225
Vehicle registration	KU
Website	www.gemeinde-guttenberg.de

Guttenberg is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany.

The town is closely tied to the aristocratic family by the same name, the House of Guttenberg, which owns most of the land in the area.

A landmark in the municipality is the Guttenberg Castle (de), the seat of the Guttenberg family.

The municipality's coat of arms is derived from the Guttenberg family's.

Famous people

• Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, CSU politician and former Federal Minister at the center of a plagiarism scandal.

City arrangement

Guttenberg is arranged in the following boroughs:

Towns and municipalities in Kulmbach Grafengehaig Guttenberg Harsdorf Himmelkron Kasendorf Ködnitz Kulmbach Kupferberg Ludwigschorgast Mainleus Marktleugast Marktschorgast Neudrossenfeld Neuenmarkt Presseck Rugendorf Stadtsteinach Thurnau Trebgast Untersteinach Wirsberg Wonsees

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