Naila

For other uses, see Naila (disambiguation).

Naila
Naila
Location of the town of Naila within Hof district
Coordinates	50°19′N 11°41′E / 50.31667°N 11.68333°E / 50.31667; 11.68333Coordinates: 50°19′N 11°41′E / 50.31667°N 11.68333°E / 50.31667; 11.68333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Hof
Mayor	Frank Stumpf (FW)
Basic statistics
Area	37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Elevation	512 m  (1680 ft)
Population	8,071 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	218 /km2 (564 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HO
Postal code	95119
Area code	09282
Website	www.naila.de

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

See also: German Wikipedia

• Naila
• Frankenwald (Frankonian forrest)
• Wilder Mann (Wild Man)
• Das Höllental (Hell-Valley)
• the river Selbitz

External links (German)

• www.mapquest.de

Map of Naila

• www.datenmatrix.de

History of the city-seal

• www.th.schule.de

Description of the balloon-escape from the GDR

• www.naila.de

official website of the city of Naila

References

1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.