Selb
Selb () is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtel Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 20 km northwest of Cheb and 23 km southeast of Hof.
Key facts
- German place.area
- 86.07
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- St. Andreas Selb 01.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Martin Luther Square with the Church of Saint Andrew
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Selb COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Selb in WUN.svg
- German place.state
- Bayern
- German place.region
- Oberfranken
- German place.district
- Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
- German place.elevation
- 562
- German place.postal_code
- 95100
- German place.area_code
- 09287
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Selb () is a town in the district of Wunsiedel, in Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Fichtel Mountains, on the border with the Czech Republic, 20 km northwest of Cheb and 23 km southeast of Hof.
thumb|200x200px|Rosenthal (company)|Rosenthal company logo Selb is well known for its porcelain manufacture, and is the home of the Rosenthal factory, founded in 1879 by Philipp Rosenthal as a family business. In the 1960s the town was the location for an unrealized town development plan prepared by Walter Gropius shortly before his death.
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