Hof (district)

CountryGermanyStateBavariaAdm. regionUpper FranconiaCapitalHofGovernment • District admin.Oliver Bär (CSU)Area • Total893 km² (345 sq mi)Population • Total94,589 • Density110/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationHO, MÜB, NAI, REH, SANWebsitelandkreis-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

Towns	Municipalities
Helmbrechts Lichtenberg Münchberg Naila Rehau Schauenstein Schwarzenbach am Wald Schwarzenbach an der Saale Selbitz	Bad Steben Berg Döhlau Feilitzsch Gattendorf Geroldsgrün Issigau Köditz Konradsreuth	Leupoldsgrün Oberkotzau Regnitzlosau Sparneck Stammbach Töpen Trogen Weißdorf Zell im Fichtelgebirge

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