Münchberg is a small town in Upper Franconia (Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

), Germany

Germany

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. It is sometimes referred to as the Textile Town of Bavaria. Its sister city is Jefferson City, Missouri

Jefferson City, Missouri

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, USA.

The city district's

Ahornis Biengarten Gottersdorf Grund Hilbrandsgrün Jehsen Laubersreuth Laubersreuth Markersreuth Maxreuth Mechlenreuth Mechlenreuth Mechlenreuth is a village in Upper Franconia in the district of Hof in Bavaria, Germany. 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...

Neutheilung Meierhof Mussen Pulschnitzberg Plösen Poppenreuth Sauerhof Schlegel Schödlas Schotteneinzel Schweinsbach

Solg Straas Unfriedsdorf

History

The first settlement of the area around Münchberg probably dates back to the 10th century. The original name probably read 'Monk Mountain', as the first settlers were monks. The name changed itself in the course of time and documents first mentioned Münchberg in around 1224. Between 1938 and 1978, Münchberg was district town of the district of the same name.

External links

• Münchberg official website