Scheinfeld is a town in the
Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim district, in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. It is situated 14 km northwest of
Neustadt (Aisch), and 40 km east of
Würzburg
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.
Schloss Schwarzenberg is adjacent to the town. The town is home to an
Adidas
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testing factory.
From 1946 to 1949 a
displaced persons camp
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was in operation at Scheinfeld. About 1,500
Lithuanians
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were brought there from the
Regensburg
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camp. The camp was a center of Lithuanian culture and also had a short lived
community currency
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.
References
External links
Official town websiteWebsite with information on the Lithuanian refugees
Gallery
Image:schloss_schwarzenberg_franken_1.JPG, Schloss Schwarzenberg near Scheinfeld
Image:ScheinfeldStadttor.JPG, Town gate
Image:ScheinfeldNordost.JPG, Northern view
Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim
Schwarzenberg family
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