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  Lichtenfels, Bavaria
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| Coordinates | 50°08′0″N 11°02′0″E / 50.133333°N 11.033333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Upper Franconia |
| District | Lichtenfels |
| Erste Bürgermeisterin | Dr. Bianca Fischer (CSU) |
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| Area | 122.27 km2 (47.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population | 20,884 (31 December 2007) |
| - Density | 171 /km2 (442 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LIF |
| Postal code | 96215 |
| Area code | 09571 |
| Website | www.lichtenfels-city.de |
| Location of the town of Lichtenfels within Lichtenfels district | |
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Lichtenfels is a town in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district of Lichtenfels. It is situated on the upper course of the river Main (pronounced like the English word "mine"), approx. 15 km southeast of Coburg, and 30 km northeast of Bamberg, in an area called Gottesgarten am Obermain (God's garden on the upper River Main).
Lichtenfels became as of middle of the 19. century one center of the basket marketing. The basket makers in the surrounding upper Maintal area brought their products to trade in Lichtenfels, which was and is the biggest retail market. The leading entrepreneur was the basket dealer Joseph Crinkly.
Since 1904 there has been a technical basket college and as of 1912 there was also a braiding course for women. Those fashioned and very frequent outwork baskets came from the whole family.
After the first world war laid Lichtenfels himself to the title German wicker chair. By the practical extinction the basketry in Germany. After the second world war dedicate Lichtenfels to the remain basket dealer, today as an exclusive import of the braiding manufactures.
Lichtenfels is the basket-making capital of Germany and has the only college which still teaches the old craft skills. Each year at the end of September the Korbmarkt (basket market) is held when the town is filled with stalls selling baskets from many countries and one can watch many craftspeople at work. On the Market Place in front of the Town Hall you can see the World's largest gift basket.
 the Korbmarkt |
 the korbmarkt |
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Geography
The district of Lichtenfels lies in the western part of the government region (Regierungsbezirk) of Oberfranken (Upper Franconia). It is surrounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Coburg, Kronach, Kulmbach, Bayreuth and Bamberg.
The district is shaped by the river Main. The Maintal (valley of the Main) goes from East to West. The most important Cities of the district are Burgkunstadt, Bad Staffelstein and the district city of Lichtenfels.
Incidental rivers from the river of Main is the surrounded area Rodach,where from the northern part between Hochstadt am Main and Lichtenfels lead and it is the greatest.
The Southern bank of the Main stretches up to the mountain range of the Franconian Jura (Fränkische Alb) beneath the Staffelberg close to Bad Staffelstein. The Northern bank of the Main stretches up to the Itz-Baunach-Highlands.
City Division
To the city follows 28 several of places:
Buch am Forst, Degendorf, Eichig, Gnellenroth, Hammer, Isling, Klosterlangheim, Kösten, Köttel, Krappenroth, Lahm, Mistelfeld, Mönchkröttendorf, Oberlangheim, Oberwallenstadt, Reundorf, Roth, Rothmannsthal, Schney, Schönsreuth, Seehof, Seubelsdorf, Stetten, Stöcken, Tiefenroth, Trieb, Unterwallenstadt und Weingarten.
History
Lichtenfels was first mentioned at 1142 and chartered in1231. That was titled and conferred from Otto III, Count Palatine of Burgundy.
After the expiration of the Meranier in 1248 followed Lichtenfels to the Hochstift Bamberg. With those and with the Säkularisation in 1802 incorporate to the Prince-elector (Kurfürstentum) and later to the Kingdom of Bavaria (Königreich Bayern).
The Lichtenfelser also called in a sneering kind of way as creator of the pool (Tümpelschöpfer)
This name they obtained from the 30 years of war (1618 - 1648)from hidden sunken treasures in a pond but they could not get it back because the ground water level was running so quickly.
Resident Undertaking
The town at her round 21.500 inhabitant points out to an overqualified occupational quota, which shows and follows back to the success of the numerous of small and middle class undertaking.
Traditional are several of firms from different kind of areas who has settled there such as,
the upholstered furniture and the connected subcontractors also the wood processing and the production of foamed material, also the areas machines -, tool - and model undertaking , the unique machines to handling with Laser and one big international cargo expedition.
Famous people
- Thomas Dehler
- Stefan Kießling
- Hans Nagler
Twin cities
References
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