Hirschberg, Thuringia
Town in Thuringia, Germany
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Hirschberg (German pronunciation: [ˈhɪʁʃˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) 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).
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Location of Hirschberg
within Saale-Orla-Kreis district  | |
 Location of Hirschberg | |
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| Coordinates: 50°24′21″N 11°49′12″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saale-Orla-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Ronald Schricker[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,105 |
| • Density | 87.24/km2 (225.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07927 |
| Dialling codes | 036644 |
| Vehicle registration | SOK |
| Website | www.stadt-hirschberg-saale.de |
History
| 1154: | First mentioned in documents.[3] |
| 1871-1918: | Within the German Empire, Hirschberg was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera. |
| 1966-1990: | Hirschberg served as East German inner German border crossing for cars travelling between the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations, that between West Germany and West Berlin followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972). |
Hirschberg crossing passport stamp.
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.[4]
- 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[5] is starting at 1994):
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1830 — 1995
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1996 — 2000
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2001 — 2004
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2006 — 2009
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Culture
Museum of Hirschberg
Village Hall
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See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hirschberg_(Saale).
