Probstzella

Probstzella
Probstzella
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc. Probstzella-Lehesten-Marktgölitz
Local subdivisions 20
Mayor Marko Wolfram (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 74.26 km2 (28.67 sq mi)
Elevation 340 m  (1116 ft)
Population 3,349 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 45 /km2 (117 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SLF
Postal code 07330
Area code 036735
Website www.einheitsgemeinde-probstzella.de

Probstzella is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.

History

Between 1945 and 1990 Probstzella station served as East German inner German border crossing for rail transport. The crossing was open for trains travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the American zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter 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).

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