The original settlement grew up along an old roadway, and is first mentioned in 1348 in a letter of foundation by Friedrich von Hohenlohe, bishop of Bamberg.
In the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach there was a manor here that formed part of the Vogtländische Ritterschaft (an association of knightly estates in the Vogtland) and was endowed with the legal right of direct access to the higher courts (Schriftsässigkeit).
[2] Local noble families like the Uttenhofen, the Rabensteiner zu Döhlau and the Waldenfels were based here.
A memorial stone in the park commemorates the writer, actress and film director Thea von Harbou, who was born in Tauperlitz.
[3] Her works include the novel Metropolis, the inspiration for Fritz Lang's eponymous film, as well as many screenplays.