Naila

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Naila
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Naila
Naila (Germany)
Naila
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Franconia
District Hof
Mayor Frank Stumpf (FW)
Basic statistics
Area 37.05 km² (14.3 sq mi)
Elevation 512 m  (1680 ft)
Population 8,305  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 224 /km² (581 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HO
Postal code 95119
Area code 09282
Website www.naila.de

Coordinates: 50°19′00″N 11°41′00″E / 50.316667, 11.683333

Naila: The Church of the Transfiguration
Naila: The Church of the Transfiguration

Naila is a town in the Frankenwald hills, in the Hof district of Bavaria. Naila is situated some 18 km from the larger city of Hof.

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[edit] History

The earliest documentation of Naila dates at 1.9.1343. The first settlements in the area around Naila probably happened between the 12. and 14. century. The name Naila which first appeared as "Neulins" and variations thereof, has its origins most likely in the meaning "Small new settlement".

Up until 1972 it was the seat of the then district of Naila. The village of Marxgrün incorporated to Naila in 1978.

After WW2 the Iron Curtain, just 8 km north of Naila, cut off a large part of the market for the local industries.

[edit] Leisure

Every year the three youth organisations of Naila, Tabula Rasa, katholic youth Naila and Bewegung-Kultur-Zeitgeist celebrate the Woodland-Openair at the Ludelbach-area.

[edit] See also: German Wikipedia

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[edit] External links (German)

Map of Naila
History of the city-seal
Description of the balloon-escape from the GDR
official website of the city of Naila
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