Saal an der Saale is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the district of
Rhön-Grabfeld
Rhön-Grabfeld is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse (district Fulda) and Thuringia (districts ...
in
Bavaria
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in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated on the river
Fränkische Saale
The Franconian Saale (german: Fränkische Saale) is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale), whi ...
. The municipality consists the two townships Saal an der Saale and Waltershausen.
Ever since the 1978 "Gemeindegebietsreform" it has been the seat of the joint administration of these independent communities:
Wülfershausen,
Großeibstadt
Großeibstadt is a municipality in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Ru ...
, and Saal an der Saale. The entire administrative area is home to roughly 4200 inhabitants as of 2008.
References
Rhön-Grabfeld
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