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

Töpen
Kupferbach in Töpen
Kupferbach in Töpen
Coat of arms of Töpen
Location of Töpen within Hof district
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Töpen is located in Germany
Töpen
Töpen
Töpen is located in Bavaria
Töpen
Töpen
Coordinates: 50°23′25″N 11°52′19″E / 50.39028°N 11.87194°E / 50.39028; 11.87194
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberfranken
DistrictHof
Municipal assoc.Feilitzsch
Subdivisions6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Alexander Kätzel[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total20.80 km2 (8.03 sq mi)
Elevation
516 m (1,693 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,008
 • Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
95183
Dialling codes09295
Vehicle registrationHO
WebsiteOfficial website

History

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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.

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References

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  Media related to Töpen at Wikimedia Commons