Admin. region Oberfranken Elevation 500 m (1,600 ft) Area 55.1 km² Postal code 95126 Dialling code 09284 | District Hof Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 7,485 (31 Dec 2008) Local time Friday 5:01 PM Administrative region Upper Franconia | |
Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 63% Humidity | ||
Schwarzenbach an der Saale is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 11 km south of Hof. Within the town is the Gedenkstätte Langer Gang, a memorial to the Nazi victims of the Helmbrechts concentration camp, which was near Schwarzenbach an der Saale, and particularly of the victims of the death march from Helmbrechts concentration camp to Volary.
Map of Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Germany
After the war, Erika Fuchs, German translator of Carl Barks's comics, lived and worked in Schwarzenbach for fifty years. Currently, a comic museum named after her is being built in the town.
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