Loewitz (Rehau)

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Loewitz
City of Rehau
Coordinates: 50 ° 16 ′ 13 ″  N , 12 ° 3 ′ 27 ″  E
Postal code : 95111
Area code : 09283

Löwitz is a district of the town of Rehau in the Upper Franconian district of Hof .

Löwitz is located in the Rehau State Forest about three kilometers northeast of the main town. The source of the Löwitzbach lies further to the northeast, the stream flows through the village and flows into the Höllbach .

The place was first mentioned in 1387 and was called a desert from 1449 to 1750. During forest work in 1920, excavations were made in the vicinity of what is today, including remains of walls.

literature

  • Dietmar Herrmann: Fichtel Mountains, Bavarian Vogtland, Steinwald, Bayreuther Land - Lexicon . Ackermann Verlag, Hof 2000, ISBN 3-929364-18-2 , p. 391 .
  • Reinhard Höllerich : Former district of Rehau and formerly district-free city of Selb . Historical book of place names of Bavaria , Volume 3, Munich 1977.
  • Ernst Zeh: Local history of the city of Rehau (...) . 1916. Reprinted by Hof 1987.