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Bug Berg municipality Coordinates: 50 ° 22 ′ 13 ″ N , 11 ° 48 ′ 12 ″ E
Height :	586 m above sea level NN
Incorporation :	May 1, 1978
Postal code :	95180
Area code :	09293

Bug is a district of the municipality Berg in the district of Hof in Bavaria .

location

Bug is located east of the federal motorway 9 at the Berg / Bad Stöben junction and east of the municipality of Berg. The main road in 2197 connects the district with the Ungegend traffic default. The docked area is characterized by the altitude, the Franconian Forest and the Fichtel Mountains as well as the Thuringian Slate Mountains that run out .

For the history of the Berger Winkel see Berg (Upper Franconia) . The district, which is characterized by its high altitude, has a former moated castle from the 16th and 17th centuries , which is under monument protection . Century and a former residential stable house from the 19th century.

On May 1, 1978, the previously independent municipality was incorporated into the municipality of Berg.

Heinrich Holzschuher (1798–1847) worked here as the patrimonial judge of the von Dobenckschen estates and died at Bug Castle on December 30, 1847. He wrote the second and third stanzas of the Christmas carol “ O you cheerful ”.

^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 687 .