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Hirschberg, Thuringia

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Saale-Orla-Kreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
24.12 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 5:26 AM

Dialling code
  
036644

State
  
Thuringia

Elevation
  
454 m (1,490 ft)

Postal codes
  
07927

Population
  
2,488 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
07927

Hirschberg, Thuringia

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 91% Humidity

Hirschberg is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 20 km south of Schleiz, 12 km northwest of Hof (Bavaria), and 25 km southwest of Plauen (Saxony).

Contents

Map of Hirschberg, Germany

Demographics, politics and government

Hirschberg is located next to the motorway A 9 (Berlin – Munich). The city includes the subdivisions: Juchhöh, Göritz, Sparnberg, Ullersreuth and Venzka.

Annexation of Subdivisions

The dates into the brackets are the first documentary citations.

  • 1. January 1974: Venzka (24. July 1348) with Juchhöh (1713-1715)
  • 8. March 1994: Göritz (20. February 1282), Sparnberg (1202) and Ullersreuth (1246)

    • Population

    Trend of population figures (reference is starting at 1994):

    References

    Hirschberg, Thuringia Wikipedia
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