Hof

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Hof may refer to:

Toponymy

Hof, a Germanic word for "house, dwelling, hall; temple, sanctuary". It may refer to:

• the German for "farming estate", see Hof (estate), and hence a German placename:
  • Hof bei Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria, a municipality
  • Hof am Leithaberge, Lower Austria, Austria, a town
  • Hof bei Straden, Styria, Austria, a municipality
  • Hof in Mähren, former Austrian and German name for Dvorce, Bruntál District, Czech Republic
  • Hof (district), Bavaria, Germany
    • Hof, Bavaria, a town in the district
    • Hof (electoral district), encompassing the district and another district
  • Hof, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, a municipality
• the Dutch word for "court", "yard", and "garden", and hence a Dutch place and court name:
  • Hof van Delft, a former municipality west of Delft, South Holland
  • Hof van Holland, High Court of the provinces of Holland and Zeeland 1428–1811
  • Hof van Savoye, Palace of Margaret of Austria in Mechelen, Antwerp
  • Hof van Twente, a municipality in Twente, Overijssel
• the Old Norse and Icelandic word for "temple", specifically, pagan temples of the Viking Age, see Temple (Norse paganism); hence a placename in West Norse:
  • Hof, Iceland, a small village
  • Hof, Hedmark, Norway, a former municipality
  • Hof, Vestfold, Norway, a municipality
    • Hof Prison, in Vestfold, Norway
• a Dutch and German toponymic surname, see Hof (surname)

Acronym

• HOf gauge, 1:87 rail modelling using 6.5 mm track.
• Hall of fame
• High on Fire, an American band
• Higher-order function
• Horton overland flow
• House of Fraser, a British department store
• Huisman-Olff-Fresco models
• Hypofluorous acid
• RPC-TV, formerly HOF-TV, a Panamanian television network

See also

• van 't Hof
• Siege of Hof (1553), during the Second Margrave War
• Battle of Hof (1809), during the Napoleonic Wars
• Hoff (disambiguation)
• Hofgarten (disambiguation)