Hof (district)

Hof
District
Flag of Hof
Flag
Coat of arms of Hof
Coat of arms
Map
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Adm. regionUpper Franconia
CapitalHof
Government
 • District admin.Oliver Bär (CSU)
Area
 • Total
893 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total
94,333
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHO, MÜB, NAI, REH, SAN
Websitelandkreis-hof.de

Hof (German pronunciation: [hoːf]) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Wunsiedel, Bayreuth, Kulmbach and Kronach, the states of Thuringia (district of Saale-Orla) and Saxony (district of Vogtlandkreis), and the Czech Republic. The city of Hof is an enclave within the district, as well as being the district's administrative seat.

History

Following a short regency by the Kingdom of Prussia (1791–1810) the region fell to Bavaria in 1810. The district was established in 1852. In the Bavarian communal reforms of 1972 it was merged with parts of the dissolved districts of Naila, Münchberg, Kronach and Rehau.

Geography

The Saxon Saale river originates in the south of the district, on the slopes of the Fichtel Mountains. From here it runs northwards, its valley separating the Fichtel Mountains in the east and the lower Franconian Forest hills in the west.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays two lions. They are from the arms of the counties of Weida and Nuremberg, who subsequently ruled over the region in the early Middle Ages.

Towns and municipalities

Schwarzenbach an der SaaleZell im FichtelgebirgeWeißdorfTrogenTöpenStammbachSparneckSelbitzSchwarzenbach am WaldSchauensteinRehauRegnitzlosauOberkotzauNailaMünchbergLichtenbergLeupoldsgrünKonradsreuthKöditzIssigauHelmbrechtsGeroldsgrünGattendorfFeilitzschDöhlauBergBad StebenKronach (district)HofWunsiedel (district)Kulmbach (district)Bayreuth (district)Martinlamitzer Forst-NordGeroldsgrüner ForstGerlaser ForstForst Schwarzenbach a.WaldSaxonyThuringiaCzech Republic
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Towns Municipalities
  1. Helmbrechts
  2. Lichtenberg
  3. Münchberg
  4. Naila
  5. Rehau
  6. Schauenstein
  7. Schwarzenbach am Wald
  8. Schwarzenbach an der Saale
  9. Selbitz
  1. Bad Steben
  2. Berg
  3. Döhlau
  4. Feilitzsch
  5. Gattendorf
  6. Geroldsgrün
  7. Issigau
  8. Köditz
  9. Konradsreuth
  1. Leupoldsgrün
  2. Oberkotzau
  3. Regnitzlosau
  4. Sparneck
  5. Stammbach
  6. Töpen
  7. Trogen
  8. Weißdorf
  9. Zell im Fichtelgebirge

References

  1. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
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