Hof (district)

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Hof
District
Flagge Landkreis Hof.svg
Flag
DEU Landkreis Hof COA.svg
Coat of arms
Hof (district)
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Upper Franconia
Capital Hof
Government
 • District admin.Oliver Bär (CSU)
Area
 • Total
893 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024) [1]
 • Total
92,191
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration HO, MÜB, NAI, REH, SAN
Website landkreis-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.

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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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in HO.svgTrogenLichtenbergBergHofMartinlamitzer Forst-NordGeroldsgrüner ForstGerlaser ForstForst Schwarzenbach a.Wald
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
TownsMunicipalities
  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. ↑ "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.

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