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.
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Coordinates: 50°24′46″N 11°46′16″E / 50.41278°N 11.77111°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Saale-Orla-Kreis |
Town | Hirschberg |
Area | |
• Total | 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) |
Population (2005) | |
• Total | 160 |
• Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
From 1949 to 1990 the Saale formed the border between East (GDR) and West Germany (FRG) here, with Sparnberg on the GDR side.