Luby (Cheb District)
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Karlovy Vary | ||
| District | Cheb | ||
| Commune | Cheb | ||
| Elevation | 518 m (1,699 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°15′09″N 12°24′21″E / 50.25250°N 12.40583°ECoordinates: 50°15′09″N 12°24′21″E / 50.25250°N 12.40583°E | ||
| Area | 30.71 km2 (11.86 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 2,515 (2005) | ||
| Density | 82/km2 (212/sq mi) | ||
| Mayor | Karel Kubeš | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 351 37 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
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Luby is a Czech Republic town located in the Cheb District. Before 1946, it was known as Schönbach. It is well known for its violin-making industry, and was once dubbed the "Austrian Cremona" when Bohemia was part of Austria-Hungary.
400–1500: Middle Ages
1618–1648: Thirty Years' War
1867–1918: Schönbach, Austria-Hungary
1918–1938: Schönbach, Czechoslovakia
1938–1945: Schönbach, Germany (during the occupation)
1946–1992: Luby, Czechoslovakia
Music instrument merchants & companies
Violin makers
Guitar makers
In 1948, when the communist party took power in Czechoslovakia, the production of music instruments was nationalized and unified into a single Luby-based company called Cremona that had been in existence since 1920. All manufactures and small workshops were part of this company. In 1992, Cremona was privatized and renamed "Strunal," which since as exported under the label of Josef Jan Dvorak (for bowed instruments) and Strunal or Amada (for guitars). Strunal, in its corporate literature, purports to be the largest manufacturer of stringed musical instruments in Europe. The name Strunal is derived from the Czech spelling of "String" ("Struna") and "Luby."
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