The Stadtheimatpflege supports the city of Hof in all important matters concerning the preservation of local history. The catalog of tasks starts with the care for listed buildings and ground monuments and also includes the care of customs, traditional costumes, folk song, folk music, folk dance and dialect, the cooperation with church authorities, schools of all kinds, with scientific collections, archives, museums, with experts of nature conservation, with the district homeland preservation officer, the Bavarian State Association for Homeland Preservation, the State Office for Monument Preservation and the monument protection authorities. The tasks also include written statements on monument preservation for offices and contributions for the media, citizens and political decision-makers.

For the area of the city of Hof Mr. Leo Reichel is active as a city local preservationist.