Marktleuthen – a small industrial town in the Egertal

Tip of the Porcelain Queen
For more than 100 years, Marktleuthen has written china history. With the world-famous china manufactory Herend in Hungary a town twinning has existed for many years. Today Marktleuthen is known above all because of the china factory Heinrich Winterling & Co. KG.

Porcelain Route
Town hall
Panoramic view on Marktleuthe

Interesting Things

Marktleuthen is situated in the romantic Egertal (Eger valley), surounded by the mountain ranges of the Fichtelgebirge. The town silhouette is characterised by the historical towers of the old school, the town hall as well as by the Protestant St. Nikolaus church. Impressive middle-class houses (above all from the 19th century) surround the central market place.

Touristinformation
Stadt Marktleuthen
Marktplatz 3
95168 Marktleuthen
Phone +49 (92 85) 96 90
Fax +49 (92 85) 96 969
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White Gold in Marktleuthen

Culinary Dishes

Bread soup (4 Persons)
ca. 300 gr. stale brown (sourdough) bread, ca. 1 1/2 litres stock, 1 – 2 big onions, 20 – 30 gr. butter, pepper, salt, marjoram

Slice the onions into rings, roast them in butter until golden. Deglaze with the boiling stock and season with salt, pepper and marjoram. Pour the soup over the thinly sliced bread and serve it immediately.