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Selb

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Selb is a town in the Wunsiedel district of Upper Franconia, in the German state of Bavaria. It lies in the Fichtel Mountains on the border with the Czech Republic, about 20 kilometers northwest of Cheb and 23 kilometers southeast of Hof.

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Population
14,536 1
Founding Year
1281 2
Founding Year
1281 2
Sources
1. Selb (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 14,536 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (German): Selb
Wikipedia (German)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1281
    1281 wurde Selb erstmals urkundlich erwähnt, als es von Kaiser Friedrich II.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1281
    1281 wurde Selb erstmals urkundlich erwähnt, als es von Kaiser Friedrich II.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1281
    1281 wurde Selb erstmals urkundlich erwähnt, als es von Kaiser Friedrich II.
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Selb (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    Wunsiedel in the region of Upper Franconia in the state of Bavaria in Germany
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