Hirschberg, Thuringia

Hirschberg
Town
View of the town
View of the town
Coat of arms of Hirschberg
Coat of arms
Bad LobensteinBodelwitzDittersdorfDittersdorfDittersdorfDöbritzDreitzschEßbachGefellGerodaKeilaGörkwitzGöschitzGössitzGrobengereuthHirschbergGertewitzKirschkauKospodaKrölpaLangenorlaLausnitzLemnitzLöhmaMiesitzMittelpöllnitzMoßbachMoxaNeundorf bei SchleizNeustadt an der OrlaNeustadt an der OrlaNimritzOberoppurgOettersdorfOppurgPaskaPeuschenPlothenPörmitzPößneckQuaschwitzRanisRemptendorfRosendorfRosenthal am RennsteigSaalburg-EbersdorfSchleizSchmieritzSchmordaSchöndorfSeislaSolkwitzTannaTegauTömmelsdorfTriptisVolkmannsdorfWeiraWernburgWilhelmsdorfWurzbachZiegenrückThuringia
Location of Hirschberg within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Interactive map of Hirschberg
Hirschberg is located in Germany
Hirschberg
Hirschberg
Location within Germany
Hirschberg is located in Thuringia
Hirschberg
Hirschberg
Location within Thuringia
Coordinates: 50°24′21″N 11°49′12″E / 50.40583°N 11.82000°E / 50.40583; 11.82000
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Orla-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30)Ronald Schricker
Area
 • Total
24.13 km2 (9.32 sq mi)
Elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
2,105
 • Density87.24/km2 (225.9/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

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).

History

1154: First mentioned in documents.
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).

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.

Population

Trend of population figures (reference 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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden vom Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. ↑ W.Kahl Ersterwähnung Thüringer Städte und Dörfer bis 1300 Verlag Rockstuhl Bad Langensalza 2001 S. 31 ISBN 3-934748-58-9
  4. ↑ Wolfgang Kahl: Ersterwähnung Thüringer Städte und Dörfer, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad-Langensalza,2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0, S.298,134,93,169,292
  5. ↑ Thuringia State Office for Statistics (German)