A powerful part of Bavaria
Business location Hofer Land
The people of Franconia are open-minded and hospitable. Also guests from other regions of Germany and from abroad settle in quickly in the city of Hof and appreciate the high quality of life available here.
The Hof region regularly offers welcome packages for professionals and managers as well as for families who have recently moved in. Families and individuals are welcomed by numerous associations; they receive information and support for a quick integration.
Internationality: Hof welcomes you with an unobtrusive warm and welcoming culture. Numerous offers are available for this. This can be seen, for example, in the foreign guest students or the staff of the symphonic orchestra of Hof, in the ballet ensemble of the theatre of Hof and in the music school. In addition, Hof is known for its rich cultural life: The International Hof Film Festival serves as an international meeting place.
Core competences in Hof
- Materials, especially automotive supply
- Water and environmental technology
- Logistics and IT logistics
Employees and qualification
Employees
- employees with traditionally strong ties to the company
- the long industrial history of the Hof region helped to create an industry-friendly climate
- well-trained employees in manufacturing
- digital start-up centre to accompany Industry 4.0
Unemployment
The unemployment rate in the Hof regional area is approx. 6%.
Catchment area
County of Hof, county of Bayreuth, county of Kulmbach, county of Kronach, south of Saxony, south of Thuringia
Students
Additional there are a number of students of engineering science, computer science, economics and design at the University of Applied Sciences in Hof
- total number of students: approx. 3800
Average cost of living
- the cost of living is about 25% lower than in the metropolitan areas of Bavaria.
- the cost of housing in particular is significantly lower than in the Bavarian conurbations.
- there are sufficient building plots for your employees.
Hof and its excellent quality of life
- Hof as a sports and school location offers an excellent infrastructure.
- Hof is the central shopping location for a large catchment area.
- the tourist regions of Fichtelgebirge and Frankenwald invite you to many leisure activities – in winter as well as in summer.
Cultural offers
- Theatre Hof with three sections
- Hof International Film Festival
- Hofer Symphoniker
- the congress centre of Hof/Freiheitshalle
- leisure resorts Untreusee and Theresienstein
- high recreational value of the district of Hof and much more
The city of Hof/the Hofer Land offer a high quality of life
Hof is the top logistics location in northern Bavaria
Hof University of Applied Sciences educates students and is an R&D partner in many areas with the institution for information systems at Hof University of Applied Sciences (iisys), the institute for materials science at Hof University of Applied Sciences (IFM), the institute for water and energy management at Hof University of Applied Sciences (IWE) and the digital business incubator (DGZ) einstein1.