Hirschberg, Thuringia

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).

Hirschberg
View of the town
Coat of arms
Location of Hirschberg within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Hirschberg
Hirschberg
Coordinates: 50°24′21″N 11°49′12″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Orla-Kreis
Government
 • MayorRüdiger Wohl
Area
 • Total24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,132
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07927
Dialling codes036644
Vehicle registrationSOK
Websitewww.stadt-hirschberg-saale.de

History
1154: First mentioned in documents.[2]
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.[3]

  • 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[4] is starting at 1994):

1830 — 1995

  • 1830: 1760
  • 1933: 2915
  • 1939: 2888
  • 1994: 2923
  • 1995: 2846

1996 — 2000

  • 1996: 2748
  • 1997: 2749
  • 1998: 2674
  • 1999: 2654
  • 2000: 2666

2001 — 2004

  • 2001: 2670
  • 2002: 2653
  • 2003: 2612
  • 2004: 2600
  • 2005: 2569

2006 — 2009

  • 2006: 2526
  • 2007: 2493
  • 2008: 2488
  • 2009: 2373
  • 2010: 2352

Culture
  • Museum of Hirschberg
  • Village Hall

See also

References
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2019". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). August 2020.
  2. W.Kahl Ersterwähnung Thüringer Städte und Dörfer bis 1300 Verlag Rockstuhl Bad Langensalza 2001 S. 31 ISBN 3-934748-58-9
  3. Wolfgang Kahl: Ersterwähnung Thüringer Städte und Dörfer,Verlag Rockstuhl,Bad-Langensalza,2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0,S.298,134,93,169,292
  4. Thuringia State Office for Statistics (German)


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