In the past it was on the border of the Archdiocese of Bamberg to Grafen von Orlamünde, later between the diocese and Margravate Bayreuth-Kulmbach and in recent times until the reunification between West and East Germany.
Historically, this area was located at the boundary between the Archdiocese of Bamberg and Grafen von Orlamünde, then it fell within the diocese's boundaries and later between the diocese and Margravate Bayreuth-Kulmbach, until the recent reunification of West and East Germany.