Sparneck

Location of Sparneck within Hof district
Sparneck

Sparneck
Coordinates
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Upper Franconia
District	Hof
Municipal assoc.	Sparneck
Local subdivisions	9 Ortsteile
Mayor	Gerhard Loy (SPD)

Basic statistics
Area	16.36 km² (6.32 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1837 ft)
Population	1,663 (31 December 2010)^[1]
- Density	102 /km² (263 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HO
Postal code	95234
Area code	09251
Website	www.sparneck.de

Sparneck is a municipality in Upper Franconia in the district of Hof in Bavaria in Germany.

Location

The market town of Sparneck lies at an average height of 560 m above sea level in the Pfarrbach valley, which forms the larger part of the area. The Saxon Saale river flows through this valley in a northerly direction. Towards the east the 877 metre high Waldstein ridge rises, the source of the Saale is on its slopes. It forms the natural boundary with the neighbouring district of Wunsiedel.

History

Sparneck is first mentioned 1223 with a person from Sparneck family.

Towns and municipalities in Hof

Bad Steben \| Berg \| Döhlau \| Feilitzsch \| Gattendorf \| Geroldsgrün \| Helmbrechts \| Issigau \| Köditz \| Konradsreuth \| Leupoldsgrün \| Lichtenberg \| Münchberg \| Naila \| Oberkotzau \| Regnitzlosau \| Rehau \| Schauenstein \| Schwarzenbach am Wald \| Schwarzenbach an der Saale \| Selbitz \| Sparneck \| Stammbach \| Töpen \| Trogen \| Weißdorf \| Zell im Fichtelgebirge

References

^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung. 31 December 2010. https://www.statistikdaten.bayern.de/genesis/online?language=de&sequenz=tabelleErgebnis&selectionname=12411-009r&sachmerkmal=QUASTI&sachschluessel=SQUART04&startjahr=2010&endjahr=2010.