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| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 1.049 (2019) | |
| height | 467 m | |
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Kupferberg is a city in the district Kulmbach in the Bavarian administrative district Upper Franconia at the edge of the Franconian Forest.
background
Kupferberg is known for its mining history. The city consists of the districts Dörnhof, Kupferberg, Schallerhof, Schmölz, Unterbirkenhof
getting there
By plane
The closest airport is the Nuremberg Airport.
By train
The nearest train station is in Untereinach, about 5 km away, on the railway line Bamberg - court.
In the street
Via the autobahn 
, Exit 
39 Bad Berneck / Himmelkron and via the federal highway 303 from Kulmbach, in Untersteinach on the state road in the direction of Helmbrechts, Kupferberg is easily accessible.
mobility
bus: In the district Kulmbach is available as a means of public transport Public transport
bicycle: A new cycle map 1: 50,000 is available for the district of Kulmbach. The map is also available as a digital map with a GPS coordinate grid, POI and tracks. The card can be obtained from District of Kulmbach.
Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 City parish church of St. Vitus - The nave with its eight distinctive columns and steep cross vaults was built 500 years ago.
- 2 Spital Zum Hl. Geist and St. Katharina - Opened in 1337 by Thomas Kürschner. The current building with a built-in church dates from the first half of the 18th century. The Spittalkirche was rebuilt in 1729 under the Elector Lothar Franz von Schönborn zu Mainz and Prince-Bishop of Bamberg according to the plans of the Prince-Bishop's court architect Johann Jakob Michael Küchel. The electoral coat of arms still adorns the church portal today.
- The ensemble located at the northeast exit of the village on the old pilgrimage route to Marienweiher (Dörnhofer Straße) 3 Sebastian Chapel
, Five Wounds Chalkboard and Field crucifix (under the former natural monument of several linden trees).
Parish Church of St. Vitus
Hospital St. Catherine
Sebastian Chapel with field crucifix and five-wound plaque
Mining
- 4 Mining Museum Kupferberg, Kirchplatz 3, 95362 Kupferberg. Tel.: 49 9227 5342. The museum provides information and pictures about the mining history.Open: Open from Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 1.30 p.m. to 5 p.m., closed on Saturdays from November to March.
- 5 Visitors to the mine - St. Veit colliery, Wirsberger Weg 34, 95362 Kupferberg. Tel.: 49 9227 9727833. Open: Wednesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Mining is still in operation today, including the big ones Quarries at Kupferberg are worth seeing.
- The 589 meter high 6 Magnetberg Peterleinstein from Kupferberg in the direction of Marktleugast protrudes prominently out of the forest. What makes the Peterleinstein special are the rare plants that can be found there. The mountain consists of greenish Serpentinite, a very basic rock on which only sparse vegetation thrives; the rock is also magnetic.
Visitor mine St. Veit Zeche
Visitor mine tunnel entrance
The Peterleinstein
activities
- Mining historical hiking trail, from Kupferberg to Wirsberg and back, about 13 km, with 24 stations
- 1 Spiegelteich nature trail
- The Peterleinstein hiking trail begins at the Spiegelweiher and is 3.8 km long.
The mirror pond
Mining has its nice side too
Mining, still today, quarry for the extraction of hard diabase rock
shop
The next supermarkets are in Untereinach.
- 1 Dumler Bakery, Kulmbacher Str. 2, 95362 Kupferberg. Tel.: 49 9227 90980. Bread and baked goods, 90% are without artificial ingredients and free of chemical additives. For allergy sufferers 100% rye bread, without wheat flour and yeast.Open: Monday - Wednesday, Saturday 5:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Thursday - Friday 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
kitchen
- 1 White horse, Kirchplatz 3, 95362 Kupferberg. Tel.: 49 9227 94170.
nightlife
The nightlife in the village itself is limited to a few events a year, such as carnival or parish fair.
accommodation
The only place to stay overnight.
- 1 White horse, Kirchplatz 3, 95362 Kupferberg. Tel.: 49 9227 94170. Price: single room from 19.00 double room from 42.00 euros.
security
The quarries are not developed for tourism, but in full mining operations, with large vehicles and blasting. Adequate distance and respect are required when admiring the enormous interventions in the landscape.
trips
- Wirsberg (12 km southeast, B 303) - climatic health resort in the extreme southeast of the Franconian Forest Nature Park.
- Neuenmarkt (14 km southeast, B 303) - right across from Wirsberg, whose steam locomotive museum is an important national destination.
- Kulmbach (10 km southwest, B 303 / B 289) - the next big city is the district town of the district of Kulmbach, with breweries and Plassenburg with a tin figure museum.
literature
Web links
- https://www.stadt-kupferberg.de/ - Official website of Kupferberg
