Helmbrechts

Helmbrechts
Town
Martin Luther Church
Coat of arms
Location of Helmbrechts within Hof district
Helmbrechts Helmbrechts
Coordinates: 50°13′N 11°41′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Hof
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Stefan Pöhlmann (SPD)
Area
• Total	58.66 km2 (22.65 sq mi)
Elevation	616 m (2,021 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	8,125
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95233
Dialling codes	09252
Vehicle registration	HO
Website	www.stadt-helmbrechts.de

Helmbrechts (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmbʁɛçt͡s] (listen)) is a town in Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is on the Southern edge of the Frankenwald, 20 km southwest of Hof.

Geography

The city districts

With the local government reorganization in 1972, the following villages were merged to Helmbrechts' district:

Absang Almbranz Altsuttenbach Bärenbrunn Baiergrün Bischofsmühle Buckenreuth Bühl Burkersreuth Dreschersreuth Edlendorf Einzigenhöfen Enchenreuth Geigersmühle Gösmes Günthersdorf Hampelhof Helmbrechts Hohberg Hopfenmühle Jägersruh

Kleinschwarzenbach Kollerhammer Kriegsreuth Lehsten Oberbrumberg Oberweißenbach Ochsenbrunn Ort Ottengrün Ottengrüner Einzel Rappetenreuth Rauhenberg Schlegelmühle Stechera Suttenbach Taubaldsmühle Unterbrumberg Unterweißenbach Wüstenselbitz Zimmermühle

Other websites

• The Death March through Helmbrechts to Volary Archived 2015-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, at Yad Vashem website