Guttenberg is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in the district of Kulmbach

Kulmbach (district)

Kulmbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Kronach, Hof, Bayreuth and Lichtenfels.-History:...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

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 in Germany

Germany

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. The town is closely tied to the aristocratic family by the same name, the House of Guttenberg

House of Guttenberg

The House of Guttenberg is a prominent Franconian family which traces its origins back to 1149 with a Gundeloh v. Blassenberg . Though, the first mention in a document is dated 1158. The name Guttenberg is derived from Guttenberg and was adopted by a Heinrich von Blassenberg around 1310...

, which owns most of the land in the area. A landmark in the municipality is the Guttenberg Castle, the seat of the Guttenberg family.

The municipality's coat of arms

Coat of arms

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 is derived from the Guttenberg family's.

Famous people

• Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
  Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
  Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg is a German politician of the Christian Social Union ....
  
  , CSU politician and former Federal Minister at the center of a plagiarism
  Plagiarism
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  scandal.

City arrangement

Guttenberg is arranged in the following boroughs:

Breitenreuth Buch Eeg Guttenberg Kaltenstauden Maierhof Messengrund	Möhrenreuth Neuenwirtshaus Pfaffenreuth Streichenreuth Torkel Torschenknock Vogtendorf