Mechlenreuth is a village in Upper
Franconia
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in the district of
Hof in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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. In 1978 the village was incorporated into the city
Münchberg. It is assumed that Mechlenreuth originally was a resting place of monks or east striving colonizers. The earliest known mention of the village was in 1185. From 1837 to 1978 Mechlenreuth was an independent municipality. Today it is a village of 200 inhabitants and a part of the city
Münchberg.
Geography
The village is located on the edge of the
Fichtel Mountain Nature Park. Their neighbouring villages are (clockwise)
Münchberg Weißdorf Stockenroth- Germersreuth, Großlosnitz, Kleinlosnitz and Mussen.
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of the Bavarian Surveying Authority The village is situated at a height of 545 meters two kilometers south of the city Münchberg. In the south and east is Mechlenreuth in large parts surrounded by forests. In the north-west rises the chapel mountain, the highest point of the village area. It is also a natural border, to the rest of the city Münchberg. The center of the
village
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grouped around a village pond surrounded by trees. Today the
village
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Mechlenreuth also includes the single buildings Upper Eiben, Lower Eiben, Umspannwerk Mechlenreuth, Rußhut, Lohbrickworks and Dietelsmill.
Literature
*Karl Dietel: Münchberg. Story of an official and industrial city, Volume. 1., Until the transition to Bayern 1810. City Administration Münchberg, Münchberg 1963.
*Karl Dietel: Between Waldstein and Döbraberg - The historical development of the council Münchberg. Former district school, Münchberg 1964.
References
External links
Fire Department Mechlenreuth
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Hof (district)