Fronberg (Schwandorf)

Coordinates: 49 ° 21 '  N , 12 ° 7'  E

Fronberg ( Bavaria )​

Germany

Fronberg Castle (2016)

Petrus Chapel

Hollergraben (weir) near Fronberg (Schwandorf)

Caroline von Holnstein

Fronberg is a district of the town of Schwandorf in the district of Schwandorf in Upper Palatinate ( Bavaria ).

geography

Fronberg is two kilometers northeast of Schwandorf an der Naab and is two kilometers from the A93 junction Schwandorf Nord . Fronberg is located in the west of the Upper Palatinate Lake District .

history

The former municipality of Fronberg with the former districts of Fronberg, Irlaching, Irrenlohe and Münchshöf came to the town of Schwandorf on July 1, 1972 during the municipal reform .

Attractions

• Fronberg Castle
• Upper Palatinate artist house (Kebbel Villa)
• St. Andrew's Church
• Petrus Chapel - It stands at the end of an avenue that leads to the castle and commemorates Randolph von Breidbach-Bürresheim, who died in Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1945 .
• Wendelinkapelle
• Brewery industry (since 1420)
• Building of the Fronberg iron foundry "Fronberg Guss" (located on a Naabinsel) - The company was founded in 1449 as a hammer mill for the production of sheet metal, wire and weapons and has been a subsidiary of Gienanth Eisenberg GmbH since 2005

Personalities

Caroline von Holnstein, born Freiin von Spiering and second wife, Freifrau Künsberg von Fronberg. Her portrait hangs in the beauty gallery in Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.

Web links

Commons : Fronberg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Aerial photos of Fronberg
• www.fronberg.de
• Kirwa in Fronberg
• Fronberg Castle
• Upper Palatinate artist house

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 438 .
2. ↑ . Gienanth Eisenberg GmbH (official website)