Sparnberg

Sparnberg is a village in Thuringia, Germany. It was an independent municipality until 1994, when it became a district of the town Hirschberg.[1] It is situated on the right bank of the river Saale, at 440 m above sea level. It has an area of about 333 hectares. Sparnberg counted about 160 residents in 2005.

Sparnberg in the 1980s, surrounded by an East German border wall
Sparnberg
Ortsteil of Hirschberg
Location of Sparnberg
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Sparnberg
Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 11°46′16″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Orla-Kreis
TownHirschberg
Area
  Total3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2005)
  Total160
  Density48/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

From 1949 to 1990 the Saale formed the border between East (GDR) and West Germany (FRG) here, with Sparnberg on the GDR side.

References

  1. Statistik Thüringen, Gebietsveränderungen: Sparnberg
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