Naila () is a town located in the Hof district of

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, Germany. It lies in the

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. Naila is from the larger city of Hof, on both banks of the

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river.

History

The earliest documentation of Naila was recorded on 9 January 1343. The first settlements in the area around Naila probably happened between the 12th and 14th century. The name Naila first appeared as "Neulins" (and variations thereof), has its origins most likely in the meaning "Small new settlement". In 1454, Naila was awarded a coat of arms by its overlord, Margrave John. After a brief episode under

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n reign (1792–1810), Naila was included into the newly-established

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. In 1818, it was awarded town privileges and in 1886, a

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station was opened in Naila. However, after

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, the establishment of

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just north of Naila, cut off a large part of the market for the local industries. The town served as the seat of the then

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of Naila until this was merged into Hof district in 1972, and had to give up their number-plate code NAI in favour of HO. In 1978, the nearby villages of Marxgrün, Lippertsgrün and Marlesreuth were incorporated to Naila. In 1979, Naila was the landing site of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families' famous homemade hot-air balloon escape from

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Mayors

* 1906–1919: Wilhelm Hagen * 1919–1926: Heinrich Kanzler * 1926–1933: Julius Borger * 1933-1933: Ludwig Wunner * 1933–1945: Karl Jakob Schmidt * 1945–1945: Georg Fugmann * 1945–1948: Heinrich Lang senior * 1948–1952: Christian Schlicht * 1952–1953: Georg Fugmann * 1953–1956: Karl Otto Zander * 1956–1959: Hilmar Jahn * 1960–1964: Fritz Jahn * 1964–1968: Hans Künzel * 1968–1972: Albin Bischoff * 1972–1996: Robert Strobel * 1996–2001: Hannsjürgen Lommer * 2001- : Frank Stumpf

Population development

The numbers are with the incorporated districts.

Personalities

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(born 1996), screenwriter, photographer and movie critic *

Hans-Peter Friedrich Hans-Peter Friedrich (born 10 March 1957) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag from 1998 to 2025 . Under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel, he served as ...

(born 1957), jurist, CSU politician, Member of Bundestag since 1998, Federal Ministry of the Interior 2011-2013

External links

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History of the city-seal

References