Naila

For other uses, see Naila (disambiguation).

Naila
Naila
Coat of arms
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Location of Naila within Hof district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Hof
Government
• Mayor	Frank Stumpf (FW)
Area
• Total	37.05 km2 (14.31 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	7,714
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	95119
Dialling codes	09282
Vehicle registration	HO
Website	www.naila.de

Naila is a town in the Frankenwald hills, in the Hof district of Bavaria. Naila is situated some 18 km from the larger city of Hof. It is situated on both banks of the Selbitz river.

Naila: The Church of the Transfiguration

History

The earliest documentation of Naila dates at 1.9.1343. 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".

Up until 1972 it was the seat of the then district of Naila. The village of Marxgrün incorporated to Naila in 1978.

After World War II the Iron Curtain, just 8 km north of Naila, cut off a large part of the market for the local industries. In 1979, the town was the landing site of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families' famous balloon escape from East Germany.

See also

• Franconian Forest
• Wild man
• Höllental

External links (German)

• www.mapquest.de

Map of Naila

• www.datenmatrix.de

History of the city-seal

• www.th.schule.de

Description of the balloon-escape from the GDR

• www.naila.de

official website of the city of Naila