Berg, Upper Franconia Explained

Berg
Image Coa:Wappen Berg Landkreis Hof.svg
Coordinates:50.3667°N 57°W
Image Plan:Berg in HO.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberfranken
District:Hof
Elevation:636
Area:38.93
Postal Code:95180
Area Code:09293
Licence:HO
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 4 75 113
Divisions:25 Ortsteile
Website:www.gemeindeberg.de
Mayor:Patricia Rubner[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Berg (pronounced as /de/) 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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden