Lupburg

Lupburg
Municipality
Lupburg
Coat of arms
Location of Lupburg within Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz district
Lupburg Lupburg
Coordinates: 49°09′N 11°45′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberpfalz
District	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Manfred Hauser (CSU)
Area
• Total	30.68 km2 (11.85 sq mi)
Elevation	532 m (1,745 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	2,568
• Density	84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	92331
Dialling codes	09492
Vehicle registration	NM
Website	www.lupburg.de

Lupburg is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany.

Mayors

Manfred Hauser (CSU) was elected the new mayor in October 2015. He is the successor of Alfred Meier, who died in August 2015.

Sightseeing

The restored Lupburg Castle, which was destroyed by the Swedes in the Thirty Years War, tower over the city's cobblestone market square, which also features a beautiful medieval church. The castle was restored in 2012-13 and now houses government administrative offices. The city of Parsberg and the U.S. Army installation at Hohenfels are nearby, as is the lovely Altmuhl River valley. In addition to these, numerous castles and ruins are in the area.

Clubs

• The Society for Creative Anachronism has a local branch, the Stronghold of Nebelwald, which stretches from the Parsberg-Lupburg area in the far south to Vilseck in the north.

Churches

• Like all of Bavaria, the city is predominantly Roman Catholic
• Latter-day Saints living in Lupburg belong to the Regensburg Branch of the Nuremberg Stake.

External links

• History of the Coat of Arms of Lupburg

Restored Lupburg castle

Church in Lupburg