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Sparnberg is a village in Statistik Thüringen
Gebietsveränderungen: Sparnberg It is situated on the right bank of the river
From 1949 to 1990 the Saale formed the
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
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, Germany
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. It was an independent municipality until 1994, when it became a district of the town Hirschberg.Gebietsveränderungen: Sparnberg It is situated on the right bank of the river
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale ( ) and Thuringian Saale (), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, Franconian Saale, a right-bank tributary of the M ...
, at 440 m above sea level. It has an area of about 333 hectares. Sparnberg counted about 160 residents in 2005.
From 1949 to 1990 the Saale formed the border
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between East
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Etymology
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(GDR) and West Germany
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(FRG) here, with Sparnberg on the GDR side.
References
{{Authority control Saale-Orla-Kreis Former municipalities in Thuringia