Geroldsgrün
Municipality in Hof, Bavaria, Germany
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::summary Municipality in Hof, Bavaria, Germany ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox German location"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image_coa | DEU Geroldsgrün COA.svg |
| image_photo | Geroldsgrün, Jakobuskirche.jpg |
| image_caption | Church of Saint James the Elder |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Geroldsgrün in HO.svg |
| state | Bayern |
| region | Oberfranken |
| district | Hof |
| elevation | 606 |
| area | 15.57 |
| postal_code | 95179 |
| area_code | 09288 and 09267 |
| licence | HO |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 09 4 75 128 |
| divisions | 13 Boroughs |
| website | |
| mayor | Stefan Münch |
| leader_term | 2020–26 |
| party | CSU |
| :: |
| image_coa = DEU Geroldsgrün COA.svg | image_photo = Geroldsgrün, Jakobuskirche.jpg | image_caption = Church of Saint James the Elder | coordinates = | image_plan = Geroldsgrün in HO.svg | state = Bayern | region = Oberfranken | district = Hof | elevation = 606 | area = 15.57 | postal_code = 95179 | area_code = 09288 and 09267 | licence = HO | Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 75 128 | divisions = 13 Boroughs | website = | mayor = Stefan Münch | leader_term = 2020–26 | party = CSU
Geroldsgrün is a municipality in the Hof district of Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Boroughs
- Dürrenwaid
- Dürrenwaiderhammer
- Langenbachtal
- Langenau
- Langenbach
- Lotharheil
- Mühlleiten
- Geroldsgrün
- Geroldsreuth
- Großenreuth
- Hermesgrün
- Hertwegsgrün
- Hirschberglein
- Silberstein
- Steinbach
- Untersteinbach
The boroughs of Geroldsgrün for the most part are registered air health resorts.
History
The earliest mention of the town is 1323 as Gerhartsgrün. Until recently Geroldsgrün always has been a bordertown between various dominions. In the past it was on the border of the Archdiocese of Bamberg to Grafen von Orlamünde, later between the diocese and Margravate Bayreuth-Kulmbach and in recent times until the reunification between West and East Germany.
In 1972 the former municipality of Dürrenwaid becomes part of Geroldsgrün and with the dissolution of the district of Naila Geroldsgrün becomes part of the rural district of Hof. On 1 May 1978 Geroldsgrün reached its current size with the inclusion of Langenbach and Steinbach.
Coat of arms
Geroldsgrün received 1955-01-14 its own coat of arms: "Geteilt von Silber und Grün; oben ein wachsender roter Adler, unten ein goldener Pochhammer"
Der Pochhammer deutet auf das alte örtliche Gewerbe hin (Eisenerzgewinnung) Der rote Adler war ein Hauptsymbol der Markgrafen von Bayreuth, zu deren Territorium der schon 1330 urkundlich erwähnte Ort früher gehörte. Die grüne Feldfarbe der unteren Schildhälfte weist auf den Ortsnamen hin.
Climate
The annual average temperature in Geroldsgrün is 6.7 °C and the average rainfall is 1,002 mm.
References
References
- [https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.
- (1983). "Handbuch der bayerischen Ämter, Gemeinden und Gerichte 1799–1980". C.H.Beck’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung.
- (1983). "Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982". [[W. Kohlhammer]].
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