Berg, Upper Franconia
Berg | |
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Town hall and the Church of Saint James | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Berg
within Hof district | |
Location of Berg | |
Berg Berg | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′N 11°46′E / 50.367°N 11.767°E | |
| 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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,981 |
| • Density | 50.9/km2 (132/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
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.