Hof (district)

Coordinates: 50°15′N 11°50′E / 50.25°N 11.83°E / 50.25; 11.83
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Hof
Hof
Government
 • District admin.Oliver Bär (CSU)
Area
 • Total893 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total94,589
 • 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:

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

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50°15′N 11°50′E / 50.25°N 11.83°E / 50.25; 11.83