The Hofer Land lies in the far northeast of Bavaria. An alternative name is due to its close ties with the Vogtland in neighboring Saxony Bavarian Vogtland. The Hofer Land does not coincide with the district of Hof, some communities in the west of the district are the Franconian Forest assigned.
places
- 1 mountain
- about twelve kilometers northwest of Hof, with a truck stop and inns - 2 Döhlau - with Quellitzsee and motocross races
- 3 court - Center of the region, cultural and university town with the motto "Hof - in Bavaria at the top". Sights include St. Mary's Church and Theresienstein, Freedom Hall, theater, botanical garden and zoological garden.
mountain
Döhlau
court
- 4 Feilitzsch - with the triangle of the Free States of Saxony, Thuringia and Bavaria and the three-free state stone
- 5 Münchberg - between Fichtel Mountains and Franconian Forest located; known as the location of the textile industry.
- 6 Köditz - is located in the valley of the Saale north-west of Hof, district Joditz with the Jean Paul-Museum and the Auensee
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Feilitzsch
Münchberg
Köditz
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- 7 Konradsreuth - with the magic forest
- 8 Oberkotzau - with Fernwehpark and outdoor terrace pool; one of the oldest settlements in north-eastern Upper Franconia.
- 9 Regnitzlosau - at the border triangle Bavaria-Saxony-Czech Republic
Konradsreuth
Oberkotzau
Regnitzlosau
- 10 Rehau - Located on the northern foothills of the Fichtelgebirge; City with the highest industrial density in Bavaria.
- 11 Schwarzenbach on the Saale - the first city on the upper reaches of the Saale, with the Saaleuferweg, with Germany's first comic museum
- 12 Pots - the Mardi Gras stronghold with the Mödlareuth district, through which a wall ran until 1989 because of the division of Germany.
- 13 Trogen - Baptismal angel and pulpit altar in the parish church with onion dome
Rehau
Schwarzenbach on the Saale
Pots
Trogen
background
The mountain range is to the west and south of Franconian Forest and Fichtel Mountains surround. Accordingly, the boundaries of the respective nature parks can also be used as a limitation. That closes in the north Vogtland at.
High franc is a recently created word. The area includes the Hofer Land and the district Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains. The term is used for regional management and location marketing to give the region an identity.
The word represents a special feature in the local Franconian dialect hoa dar, o and a are spoken together as a vowel and it is used for affirmation.
getting there
By plane
Hof-Plauen Airport is 5 km southwest of Hof near the village Pirk. The nearest international airports are the Leipzig Halle Airport and the 
Nuremberg Airport (IATA: NUE) 
By train
Hofer Hauptbahnhof, the most important train station in the region, can be reached with regional express trains from Dresden, Nuremberg, Würzburg and Regensburg. Also Gera and Saalfeld are directly connected to Hof by regional express.
- The EgroNet ticket. the Euregio Egrensis applies in the counties Greiz and Saale-Orla in Thuringia, in court, Kulmbach, Bayreuth, Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Pastures, Tirschenreuth and Wunsiedel in Upper Franconia, in Saxony in the Vogtland, Zwickau and the Western Ore Mountains and in Czech Republic in the region Karlovy Vary. The day pass for the second class costs 24 € (200 Kč in the Czech Republic) (plus 2 € in Germany if you buy at the counter) for the first person. For the 2nd to 5th person the additional charge is 8 € (100 Kč). You can make any number of trips with the participating transport companies on the day of validity until 3:00 a.m. the following day. In addition, you are allowed to take 3 children between 6 and 14 years and any number under 6 years with you. One bike per person is also free of charge. The surnames and first names of all travelers must be entered in block letters on the ticket, identification must be carried.
In the street
The area is connected to three motorways: To the motorway 
Berlin – Munich; to the 
coming from direction Chemnitz at the Triangle Bavarian Vogtland in the flows into; to the motorway 
coming from direction regensburg northeast of Hof on the meets (Dreieck Hochfranken). Of the three motorways mentioned, the latter is the least congested in terms of traffic. Most federal highways serve the same routes as the motorways and are therefore not the first choice of arrival. Only the federal highway 
, the Kronach on the Franconian Forest connects with court, falls out of the grid here.
By bicycle
The leads through the Hofer Land Bayreuth - Chemnitz cycle path.
mobility
- In the districts of Hof and Wunsiedel, the Nightliner.
to events.Price: 2 €.
Münchberg is the starting point for the Saale cycle path, further over Schwarzenbach an der Saale and Hof, it meanders across the Hofer Land.
Tourist Attractions
The little village 14 Mödlareuth
is a specialty: a part of it is in Bavaria today and belongs to the place Pots, the other in Thuringia. The former state border of the GDR ran through the middle of the village, making Mödlareuth a “miniature Berlin”, so to speak, with everything that goes with it: In the center of the small town there was a 700 meter long wall and multiple staggered border fortifications. Today there is a very interesting border museum here; You can see a part of the original wall, a watchtower, dog running system and military vehicles, including a Soviet tank. There is a small exhibition on the division of Germany as well as film screenings in the museum building. Mödlareuth is not far from Bundesstraße 2 from Gera above Schleiz to court. There are branches in the north (Thuringian side) in Juchhöh and in the south (Bavarian side) in Töpen.
4 km south of Münchberg, in the locality Kleinlosnitz, a 200-year-old four-sided courtyard houses a museum on the subject of agriculture, the Upper Franconian Farm Museum. Opening times: February to mid-November Tue-Fri 1 pm-4pm; Sat, Sun, public holidays 1 pm-5pm.
- Jean Paul Museum, Schlegelweg 2, 95189 Joditz, Tel. 49 (0) 9295 8188, [email protected], open by appointment.
Wanderlust Park in Oberkotzau
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Grenzlandmuseum in Mödlareuth
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activities
On the last weekend in September, the Autumn market instead of. The shops are then also open on Sundays.
Karting can be done at Konrads-Kart in Konradsreuth, on the B 2 from Hof to Münchberg. The train is open Tuesday to Friday 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m., Saturday and public holidays 2:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. and Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. A 10-minute ride costs 9 €, you also have to bring a balaclava or buy it on site for 2 €.
The Lake of Infidelity lies at the gates of the city of Hof. The 2 km long and 700 m wide reservoir offers many water sports, a beach and walking paths around the lake. There is one at the jetty [1] and as the main attraction [2].
The is located near Schwarzenbach an der Saale [3]which is used to generate electricity. Swimming, sailing, surfing and fishing are possible.
At the community Köditz the romantic one lies in a loop in the hall Auensee With campsite.
Auensee near Joditz
kitchen
The Hofer beef sausage is a red sausage spread cold over beech wood. As a “regional product with a protected geographical designation of origin”, it is a specialty that is protected throughout Europe.
Bavarian meat loaf does not contain liver, although the name suggests it. Hofer Leberkäse on the other hand, is always made with fresh liver. There are also those without a liver in the region, which is then called Meat loaf designated.
The Hofer Bratwurst is made from lean pork and some beef. It is chopped very finely with the addition of ice and then about 50 grams of sausage meat is filled into a pig's intestine with a diameter of 18-22 mm. It is usually sold and eaten in pairs.
In the slaughter bowl, the kettle body is called Schipf or Schüpf designated.
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Hofer sausages with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes
Hofer beef sausage
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climate
In the Hofer Land, extreme values are often measured for Bavaria. Because of this and because of the former location on the zone border, the area is also called Bavarian Siberia designated. The city of Hof and the surrounding area have higher temperatures than the northern Fichtel Mountains.
literature
- The GPS-enabled digital Hofer Land - Landkreis Hof, mobile phone map No. 664 is available at Fritsch hiking maps directly to your own mobile phone or as a CD. The software is not suitable for every telephone, check carefully before buying!
