- Helmbrechts
Infobox German Location
type = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Helmbrechts.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 13
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 41
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberfranken
Landkreis = Hof
Höhe = 616
Fläche = 58.66
Einwohner = 9241
Stand = 2007-12-31
PLZ = 95233
Vorwahl = 09252
Kfz = HO
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 75 136
Straße = Luitpoldstraße 21
Website = [http://www.stadt-helmbrechts.de www.stadt-helmbrechts.de]
Bürgermeister = Stefan Pöhlmann
Partei = SPDHelmbrechts is a town in the district of Hof, in
Bavaria ,Germany . It is situated on the Southern edge of theFrankenwald , 20 km southwest of Hof.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. During
World War II , Helmbrechts was the host of the concentration camp Flossenbürg (seeHelmbrechts concentration camp ).Geography
The city district's
With the local government reorganization in 1972, the following villages were merged to Helmbrechts' district:
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