Hof, Bavaria

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Hof is a German city in the north of Franconia. The next bigger cities are Coburg, Bayreuth and Chemnitz. The population of Hof is 44,000.

It is surrounded by, but not part of, the district of Hof, so it has its own local council.

Hof, Bavaria Media

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  Varisci/Narisci Tribe during Roman Empire. Seen as 'Narister' on this map.

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  Hof (located between Zwickau and Nürnberg on this map) was on the Via Imperii

• Castle Osterburg in Weida is considered the birthplace of the Vogtland which once ruled Hof

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  Friedrich von Brandenburg was the head pastor of Hof during the Reformation and was often in conflict with his Protestant brother George "the Pious".

• George von Brandenburg "the Pious" was the ruler of the lands which included Hof and was favorable to the Reformation and often in conflict with his more Catholic leaning brother Friederich.

• Bishop Weigand von Redwitz, Bishop of Bamberg whose jurisdiction included Hof during the Reformation

• Theologian and reformer Stephan Agricola was a Protestant pastor at St. Michaeliskirche in Hof beginning in 1532.

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  Andreas Riehl (I) - Bildnis des Markgrafen Albrecht Alcibiades von Brandenburg-Kulmbach

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  Cannonball from Siege of 1553 in tower of St. Michaeliskirche

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  Karsten, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth at an older age

Other websites

• Media related to Hof (Saale) at Wikimedia Commons