Helmbrechts

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Helmbrechts is a town of nearly 10000 inhabitants in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Southern edge of the Frankenwald, 20 km southwest of Hof.

The first documented mention of Helmbrechts dates back to 1232. Township was granted to Helmbrechts by Count Friedrich V. of Nürnberg in the year 1422. Since 1810 Helmbrechts is under Bavarian rule. During World War II, there was an outpost of the concentration camp Flossenbürg in Helmbrechts, see Helmbrechts concentration camp.

Coat of Arms of Hof district
Cities and towns in Hof

Bad Steben | Berg | Döhlau | Feilitzsch | Gattendorf | Geroldsgrün | Helmbrechts | Issigau | Köditz | Konradsreuth | Leupoldsgrün | Lichtenberg | Münchberg | Naila | Oberkotzau | Regnitzlosau | Rehau | Schauenstein | Schwarzenbach an der Saale | Schwarzenbach am Wald | Selbitz | Sparneck | Töpen | Trogen | Weißdorf |

 


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Coordinates: 50°13′N, 11°41′E

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