Hofeck

Ziegelacker-Hofeck district and statistical district No. 5 of Hof
Residents	2063 (Jan. 3, 2007)
Incorporation	Apr 1, 1906
Post Code	95030
prefix	09281
district	North
Transport links
Federal road
bus	1, 11

Hofeck is a district in the north district in the independent city of Hof in Bavaria . The district consists of Hofeck and the Ziegelacker residential area.

location

Hofeck is located in the northwest of the city of Hof on the left side of the hall. The districts of Unterkotzau , Neuhof , Hohensaas and Vogelherd are adjacent.

history

Origins of the village Hofeck with castle

The formerly independent municipality was incorporated into the city of Hof on April 1, 1906.

Attractions

The Hofeck Castle was built in 1238 by the bailiff of Weida. In 1972 it was renovated by Hans Vießmann . Today you can rent the castle for conferences.

Hofeck Castle

The Luther Church is the church in the district. It has a tower and an octagonal nave.

Public facilities

The voluntary fire brigade in Hof has a fire fighting group stationed in station 4. There is a primary school and a middle school in Hofeck.

literature

• Johann Kaspar Bundschuh : Hofeck . In: Geographical Statistical-Topographical Lexicon of Franconia . tape 2 : El-H . Verlag der Stettinische Buchhandlung, Ulm 1800, DNB  790364298 , OCLC 833753081 , Sp. 720 ( digitized version ).
• August Gebeßler : City and District of Hof . The Art Monuments of Bavaria , Brief Inventories , Volume VII . German art publisher . Munich 1960. p. 29.
• Pleikard Joseph Stumpf : Hofeck . In: Bavaria: a geographical-statistical-historical handbook of the kingdom; for the Bavarian people . Second part. Munich 1853, p. 594-595 ( digitized version ).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 484 .