Cooktop (11, 111) with a cooktop plate (12, 112), with a heating zone (14, 114) and with an operating zone (17, 117), wherein - an elongate operator control device (18, 118) is disposed in the operating zone (17, 117), which operator control device extends along an outer side of the cooktop plate (12, 112), - the operator control device (18, 118) includes an operating panel (12, 112), - the operator control device (18, 118) includes at least two adjacent longitudinal strip zones (20a-d, 120a-f), - underneath the longitudinal strip zones (20a-d, 120a-f) below the operating panel (12, 112), a plurality of touch sensors are disposed in juxtaposition in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f), - with each longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) a number of touch sensors, which number is less than the total number of touch sensors of said longitudinal strip zone, is activatable uninterrupted in juxtaposition for forming a touch-sensitive touch strip (21a-d) such that, on a left-hand end region and/or on a right-hand end region, a not active or a not touch-sensitive free zone of the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) is formed, - the two adjacent longitudinal strip zones (20a-d, 120a-f) are disposed in prolongation of each other and are separated from each other by a zone without touch sensor, characterized in that - at least two touch sensors of a longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) have an associated illuminant means for illuminated display of the position of said touch sensor and/or for illuminated display of the respective touch sensor itself, - detection means for detecting a position of a cooking vessel (26a-d) placed onto the cooktop plate (12, 112) or onto the heating zone (14, 114) are present and the detection means give information on a detected placed-on cooking vessel to the operator control device (18, 118) such that the one touch strip (21a-d) within the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f), by means of which strip a cooking zone formed at the position of the detected cooking vessel (26a-d) can be adjusted in power, is positioned along the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) corresponding to the position of the cooking zone in the direction parallel to the longitudinal extension of the longitudinal strip zone. - an elongate operator control device (18, 118) is disposed in the operating zone (17, 117), which operator control device extends along an outer side of the cooktop plate (12, 112), - the operator control device (18, 118) includes an operating panel (12, 112), - the operator control device (18, 118) includes at least two adjacent longitudinal strip zones (20a-d, 120a-f), - underneath the longitudinal strip zones (20a-d, 120a-f) below the operating panel (12, 112), a plurality of touch sensors are disposed in juxtaposition in the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f), - with each longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) a number of touch sensors, which number is less than the total number of touch sensors of said longitudinal strip zone, is activatable uninterrupted in juxtaposition for forming a touch-sensitive touch strip (21a-d) such that, on a left-hand end region and/or on a right-hand end region, a not active or a not touch-sensitive free zone of the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) is formed, - the two adjacent longitudinal strip zones (20a-d, 120a-f) are disposed in prolongation of each other and are separated from each other by a zone without touch sensor, characterized in that - at least two touch sensors of a longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) have an associated illuminant means for illuminated display of the position of said touch sensor and/or for illuminated display of the respective touch sensor itself, - detection means for detecting a position of a cooking vessel (26a-d) placed onto the cooktop plate (12, 112) or onto the heating zone (14, 114) are present and the detection means give information on a detected placed-on cooking vessel to the operator control device (18, 118) such that the one touch strip (21a-d) within the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f), by means of which strip a cooking zone formed at the position of the detected cooking vessel (26a-d) can be adjusted in power, is positioned along the longitudinal strip zone (20a-d, 120a-f) corresponding to the position of the cooking zone in the direction parallel to the longitudinal extension of the longitudinal strip zone.