Naila is a town in the

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hills, in the Hof

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

Selbitz Selbitz is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 12 km west of Hof. Sport The town's association football club SpVgg Selbitz greatest success came in 2012 when it qualified for the new northern division of the ...

river.

History

The earliest documentation of Naila dates at 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

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

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

Kingdom of Bavaria The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German E ...

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

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

station was opened in Naila. After

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, the

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

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. The villages of Marxgrün, Lippertsgrün and Marlesreuth were incorporated to Naila in 1978. 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

Emre Dönmez Emre * Emre Altuğ (born 1970), Turkish musician * * Emre Aracı (born 1968), Turkish music historian, conductor, composer * Emre Aydın (born 1981), Turkish rock singer * Emre Aşık (born 1973), Turkish footballer * Emre Zafer Barnes (born 19 ...

(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 since 1998. Under the leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel, he served as Federal ...

(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