Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
🇩🇪 Hof is a town on the banks of the Saale in the north-eastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconian region, at the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald upland regions. The town of Hof is enclosed by, but does not belong to the Bavarian district of Hof; it is nonetheless the district's administrative seat.
The town's most important work of art, the Hofer altar, dates from about 1465 and is exhibited in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich today. The Heidenreich organ in the parish church of St. Michaelis, completed in 1834, is considered one of Bavaria's finest. Hof is known for two local "delicacies", namely Schnitz, a kind of hotpot, and sausages boiled in a portable, coal-fired brass cauldron, which are sold in the streets by the sausage man (Wärschtlamo in the local dialect). There is also a particularly strong beer (Schlappenbier), which is available only on the first Monday after Trinity Sunday (Schlappentag). This tradition dates back to the establishment of the town militia which forced all shooters to take part in a special shooting training each year. To avoid penalties, a lot of shooters rushed out to the training area in the morning of the last possible day, without even enough time to get dressed and thus still wearing their clogs (German: Schlappen). The Hof Theatre (Theater Hof) is a multi-purpose theatre whose construction was completed in 1994. It serves as an opera house and drama theatre, and hosts the city's ballet company and a youth theatre. The Hofer Symphoniker, Hof's symphony orchestra, plays as opera orchestra at the theatre and gives concerts at the Freiheitshalle Hof.
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Hof was ranked #858 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Hof has a population of over 47,296 people. Hof also forms the centre of the wider Hof district which has a combined population of over 141,818 people.
Twin Towns – Sister Cities Hof is twinned with: 🇨🇿 Cheb, Czech Republic; 🇫🇮 Joensuu, Finland; 🇺🇸 Ogden, United States; 🇩🇪 Plauen, Germany; 🇫🇷 Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France.
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