Münchberg

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Münchberg
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Hof
Mayor	Thomas Fein (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area	68.78 km² (26.6 sq mi)
Elevation	546 m (1791 ft)
Population	11,249 (31/12/2006)
- Density	164 /km² (424 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HO (old: MÜB)
Postal code	95213
Area code	09251
Website	www.muenchberg.de Coordinates: 50°12′00″N 11°46′00″E / 50.2, 11.766667

Münchberg is a small town in Upper Franconia (Bavaria), Germany. It is sometimes referred to as the Textile Town of Bavaria. Its sister city is Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.

[edit] History

The first settlement of the area around Münchberg probably dates back to the 10th century. The original name probably read 'Monk Mountain', as the first settlers were monks. The name changed itself in the course of time and documents first mentioned Münchberg in around 1224. Between 1938 and 1978, Münchberg was district town of the district of the same name. During World War II, a subcamp of Flossenburg concentration camp was located here.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Christine O'Keefee.Concentration Camps. [1]

[edit] External links

Münchberg official website

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