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4 unusual facts about Arzberg


Arzberg

Arzberg porcelain, a manufacturer of porcelain, originally located in Arzberg, Bavaria

Arzberg, Bavaria, a town in the district of Wunsiedel, Bavaria, Germany

Arzberg, Saxony, a municipality in the district of Torgau-Oschatz in Saxony, Germany

Arzberg, Bavaria

Porcelain was the driving force of the industrialisation in this region, since C. M. Hutschenreuther had discovered kaolin somewhat north of Arzberg and set up his production in Hohenberg an der Eger.


Arzberg porcelain

Today, however, the headquarters of the company holding the trademark Arzberg (and Schirnding as well) are located in Schirnding, where production takes place.

Frederick III, Burgrave of Nuremberg

At this time, Wunsiedel, Erlangen and Arzberg came into the possession of the House of Hohenzollern.


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