Berg, Upper Franconia

Berg

Coat of arms
Berg

Coordinates: 50°22′N 11°46′E / 50.367°N 11.767°E / 50.367; 11.767Coordinates: 50°22′N 11°46′E / 50.367°N 11.767°E / 50.367; 11.767
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberfranken
District Hof
Government
  Mayor Peter Rödel
Area
  Total 38.93 km2 (15.03 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,138
  Density 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 95180
Dialling codes 09293
Vehicle registration HO
Website www.gemeindeberg.de

Berg is a municipality in the district of Hof in Bavaria, Germany.

History

Between 1966 and 1990, Berg's component village Rudolphstein served as the West German inner German border crossing for cars travelling between the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the West German Federal Republic of Germany. Traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations that followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972) made between West Germany and West Berlin

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