Berg, Upper Franconia

Berg
Municipality
Town hall and the Church of Saint James
Coat of arms
Location of Berg within Hof district
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Coordinates: 50°22′N11°46′E / 50.367°N 11.767°E / 50.367; 11.767
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Hof
Subdivisions	25 Ortsteile
Government
•  Mayor (2020–26)	Patricia Rubner [1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	38.9 km2 (15.0 sq mi)
Elevation	636 m (2,087 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31) [2]
• Total	1,970
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95180
Dialling codes	09293
Vehicle registration	HO
Website	www.gemeindeberg.de

Berg (German pronunciation: [bɛʁk] ^ⓘ ) is a municipality in the district of Hof in Bavaria, Germany.

History

Between 1966 and 1990, Berg's component village Rudolphstein served as the West German inner German border crossing for cars travelling between the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the West German Federal Republic of Germany. Traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations that followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972) made between West Germany and West Berlin

References

1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census](CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.