Töpen

Töpen is a municipality in Upper Franconia in the district of Hof in Bavaria in Germany.

Töpen
Kupferbach in Töpen
Coat of arms
Location of Töpen within Hof district
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Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 11°52′19″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Hof
Municipal assoc.	Feilitzsch
Subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Grünzner (CSU)
Area
• Total	20.80 km^2 (8.03 sq mi)
Elevation	516 m (1,693 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,018
• Density	49/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	95183
Dialling codes	09295
Vehicle registration	HO
Website	Official website

History

Between 1945 and 1966 Töpen served as West German inner German border crossing for cars travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic), or West Berlin and the American zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations, that between West Germany and West Berlin followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972). In 1966 the border crossing was closed in favour of a new crossing in Rudolphstein, a component of Berg in Upper Franconia.

See also

• Mödlareuth

References

1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

External links

Media related to Töpen at Wikimedia Commons