Marktleuthen

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Marktleuthen

Total population

3,623

Elevation529 m

Land area35.48 km²

Coordinates50.13°, 11.99°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Marktleuthen is a municipality in the district of Wunsiedel, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Eger, 10 km north of Wunsiedel and 11 km southwest of Selb.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Christian Neuper

German sculptor

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Jakob Schmeissner

German architect, active in Nuremberg

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Hermann Benker

German politician

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Erich Beyreuther

German theologian (1904-2003)

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Peter Beauvais

German director and film director (1916-1986)

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Marianne Glaßer

German writer

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Heinrich Schneider

German author (1905–1985)

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Willi Schmidt

German sculptor (1924–2011)

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Johann Scheffel

politician (1501-1554)

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Kurt Gebhardt

German politician (1929-1997)

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Luise Müller

Austrian theologian

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Paul Wurzel

German politician (1877-1936)

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Johann Michael Leupoldt

German psychiatrist (1794–1874)

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Leonhard Schmidt

German paratrooper and Knight's Cross recipient (1916-2006)

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Rudi Tröger

German painter (born 1929)

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Ernst Riedelbauch

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Recently spotted species

purple foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Seen 2026-06-20

red campion

Silene dioica

Seen 2026-06-20

Biting Stonecrop

Sedum acre

Seen 2026-06-20

common valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Seen 2026-06-20

Bush Vetch

Vicia sepium

Seen 2026-06-20

Tower Mustard

Turritis glabra

Seen 2026-06-20

hedge woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Seen 2026-06-20

Violet tanbark beetle

Callidium violaceum

Seen 2026-06-20

Fox Moth

Macrothylacia rubi

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

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