Münchberg
title: "Münchberg" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["hof-(district)"] topic_path: "general/hof-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Münchberg" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| image_coa | Wappen Münchberg.svg |
| image_photo | Blick vom Rohrbühl.jpg |
| image_caption | View towards Münchberg |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Münchberg in HO.svg |
| state | Bayern |
| region | Oberfranken |
| district | Hof |
| elevation | 546 |
| area | 68.78 |
| postal_code | 95213 |
| area_code | 09251 |
| licence | HO, MÜB, NAI, REH, SAN |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 09 4 75 154 |
| website | www.muenchberg.de |
| mayor | Christian Zuber |
| leader_term | 2020–26 |
| party | SPD |
| :: |
|type = Stadt |image_coa = Wappen Münchberg.svg |image_photo = Blick vom Rohrbühl.jpg |image_caption = View towards Münchberg |coordinates = |image_plan = Münchberg in HO.svg |state = Bayern |region = Oberfranken |district = Hof |elevation = 546 |area = 68.78 |postal_code = 95213 |area_code = 09251 |licence = HO, MÜB, NAI, REH, SAN |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 75 154 |website = www.muenchberg.de |mayor = Christian Zuber |leader_term = 2020–26 |party = SPD 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, United States. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Lindenstraße_2.JPG" caption="Pedestrian zone of Münchberg"] ::
Geography
The town districts
- Ahornis
- Biengarten
- Gottersdorf
- Grund
- Hilbrandsgrün
- Jehsen
- Laubersreuth
- Laubersreuth
- Markersreuth
- Maxreuth
- Mechlenreuth
- Neutheilung
- Meierhof
- Mussen
- Pulschnitzberg
- Plösen
- Poppenreuth
- Sauerhof
- Schlegel
- Schödlas
- Schotteneinzel
- Schweinsbach
- Solg
- Straas
- Unfriedsdorf
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.
Sport
The town's association football club, FC Münchberg, experienced its greatest success in the late sixties when it spent a season in the third division Bayernliga. In 2000 the club merged with SC Eintracht Münchberg to form FC Eintracht Münchberg.
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.
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