Helmbrechts

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Helmbrechts
Martin Luther Church
Coat of arms of Helmbrechts
Coat of arms
Location of Helmbrechts within Hof district
Helmbrechts is located in Germany
Helmbrechts
Helmbrechts
Coordinates: 50°13′N 11°41′E / 50.217°N 11.683°E / 50.217; 11.683Coordinates: 50°13′N 11°41′E / 50.217°N 11.683°E / 50.217; 11.683
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictHof
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Stefan Pöhlmann[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total58.66 km2 (22.65 sq mi)
Elevation
616 m (2,021 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,454
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95233
Dialling codes09252
Vehicle registrationHO
Websitewww.stadt-helmbrechts.de

Helmbrechts (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmbʁɛçt͡s] (About this soundlisten)) is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the Southern edge of the Frankenwald, 20 km southwest of Hof.

History[]

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. Helmbrechts has been in Bavarian rule since 1810, and eventually became part of the German Empire in 1871, and then the German republic after World War I. During World War II, Helmbrechts was the location of the Helmbrechts concentration camp, a women's subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, which was founded near Helmbrechts in the summer of 1944. Over 1,200 women, mostly from German-occupied Poland, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, were imprisoned in the subcamp and used as forced labour.[3] Dozens of prisoners died, including some being beaten to death or hung after escape attempts.[3] Around 200 women died in a death march, when the Germans evacuated the subcamp in April 1945.[3] Following World War II, the town formed part of West Germany until 1990.

Geography[]

The city districts[]

With the local government reorganization in 1972, the following villages were merged to Helmbrechts' district:

  • Absang
  • Almbranz
  • Altsuttenbach
  • Bärenbrunn
  • Baiergrün
  • Bischofsmühle
  • Buckenreuth
  • Bühl
  • Burkersreuth
  • Dreschersreuth
  • Edlendorf
  • Einzigenhöfen
  • Enchenreuth
  • Geigersmühle
  • Gösmes
  • Günthersdorf
  • Hampelhof
  • Helmbrechts
  • Hohberg
  • Hopfenmühle
  • Jägersruh
  • Kleinschwarzenbach
  • Kollerhammer
  • Kriegsreuth
  • Lehsten
  • Oberbrumberg
  • Oberweißenbach
  • Ochsenbrunn
  • Ort
  • Ottengrün
  • Ottengrüner Einzel
  • Rappetenreuth
  • Rauhenberg
  • Schlegelmühle
  • Stechera
  • Suttenbach
  • Taubaldsmühle
  • Unterbrumberg
  • Unterweißenbach
  • Wüstenselbitz
  • Zimmermühle

Weavers‘ cottage[]

Kleinschwarzenbach is a small village belonging to Helmbrechts with a long tradition in weaving. One of the of pre-industrial times could be visited.

References[]

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Helmbrechts Subcamp". KZ-Gedenkstätte Flossenbürg. Retrieved 3 April 2021.

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