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
German place.licence: WUN, MAK, REH, SEL
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 09 4 79 152
German place.website: www.selb.de
German place.mayor: Ulrich Pötzsch
German place.leader_term: 2020–26
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister

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Official name: Selb
Population: 14727
Area: 86.07
Elevation: 562
Official website: www.selb.de
Image: St. Andreas Selb 01.jpg
Dialing code: 09287

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Commons category: Selb
Commons gallery: Selb
postal code: 95100
native label: Selb
P8168: Karl Höfer
hashtag: Selb

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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.