Cultural Route of the Vögte - Stage 6: Hof
- 0:53 h
- 3.46 km
- 22 m
- 22 m
- 471 m
- 484 m
- 13 m
- Start: Hof
- Destination: Hof
These include St. Lorenz parish church, St. Michael church, the former Franciscan monastery, and the former Poor Clares monastery.
When Otto VII died in 1248, the House of Andechs-Meranien became extinct in the male line, Heinrich VI of Weida (1238-1254) claimed the imperial advocacies over the Regnitz land as the heir of his grandmother Bertha of Vohburg, wife of Heinrich II “the Rich” (1193-1209). That was a coup! A visible expression of the Weida rule was the planned layout of the walled new town (before 1260).
The city and region prospered under the Vögte, a development that was not slowed by the takeover in 1318 by the burgraves of Nuremberg, to whom the Vögte had to swear an oath of fealty.
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Pavements
- Asphalt (68%)Trail (11%)Path (21%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Suitable for Pushchair
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereHof is conveniently located on highways A 9 (Nuremberg-Leipzig-Berlin) and A 72 (Hof-Chemnitz). From the direction of Nuremberg, take the Hof-West exit; from the north, the Hof-Nord exit (B 173); from Chemnitz/Plauen, the Töpen exit (B 2); and from Regensburg/Prague, the Hof-Ost exit (B 173).ParkingIn Hof, use the public parking lot Oberer Anger.Public transportation
You can reach Hof by Deutsche Bahn from Nuremberg (RE) or from Dresden with the Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn. There are also connections to Eger via Selb and to Gera via Zeulenroda. Information is available at www.bahn.de
For the region, use the Egronet. 4 countries = 1 price: www.egronet.de
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Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
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Vogtland - Sinfonie der Natur
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- As the oldest church in the city and mother church of the region, the Lorenz Church is historically significant and one of the sights of Hof.