Arzberg is a town in the district of Wunsiedel

Wunsiedel (district)

Wunsiedel is a Kreis in the northeastern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighbouring districts are Tirschenreuth, Bayreuth, Hof, and to the west the Czech Karlovy Vary Region.-Geography:...

, in Bavaria

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, Germany

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. It is situated 13 km west of Cheb

Cheb

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 and 10 km northeast of Marktredwitz

Marktredwitz

Marktredwitz is a municipality in the district of Wunsiedel, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 22 km west of Cheb, 50 km east of Bayreuth and 50 km south of Hof/Saale.The town celebrated the Horticultural Show 2006 in cooperation with Cheb....

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Sister city

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Arzberg, Steiermark

19th century

Porcelain

Porcelain

Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

 was the driving force of the industrialisation in this region, since C. M. Hutschenreuther

Hutschenreuther

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had discovered kaolin somewhat north of Arzberg and set up his production in Hohenberg an der Eger

Hohenberg an der Eger

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In 1838, Lorenz Christoph Äcker asked for the permission to establish a first Porcellain-Fabrique in Arzberg which changed hands some times until, in 1884, it was acquired by Carl Auvera (1856-1914), a grandson of C. M. Hutschenreuther

Hutschenreuther

Hutschenreuther is the name of the family that established the production of porcelain in Northern Bavaria, in 1814. Hutschenreuther was a trend-setter and enabled Germany to gain an excellent reputation in the European porcelain industry...

, and finally by the C. M. Hutschenreuther

Hutschenreuther

Hutschenreuther is the name of the family that established the production of porcelain in Northern Bavaria, in 1814. Hutschenreuther was a trend-setter and enabled Germany to gain an excellent reputation in the European porcelain industry...

AG, in 1919.

In 1876, Heinrich Schumann established the second one, inherited by his son Carl Schumann.

In 1887, Christoph Schumann (1864-1916), Heinrich's younger son, founded a third factory, which he already in 1891 sold to Theodor Lehmann.

External links

• Stadt Arzberg, official webpage