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Hof
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Hof was initially known as Rekkenze and was established in year 1080. It was first mentioned in 1214 and turned into a town in 1319. After a monotonous history, Hof became Prussian in 1792, French in 1806 and Bavarian in 1810. In 1823, Hof was destroyed by fire and in 1945, it faced minor damage because of aerial attacks. From 1945 to 1990 Hof was near the border between East Germany and West Germany.
In 1989, a lot of East German citizens demanded the right to travel or immigrate to West Germany. They were allowed to do so and arrived on western soil at Hof's railroad station after being placed on a special train and expelled by the East German government. It is placed on the banks of the Saale in the northeastern corner of the German state of Bavaria, in the Franconia region. It is near the Czech border and the forested Fichtelgebirge upland area. The city of Hof is surrounded by, but is not owned by the Bavarian district of Hof.
Hof is famous for its local delicacy, which are sausages boiled in a portable, coal-fired brass cauldron. It is considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism destination that enjoys a positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places.
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