Schwarzenbach an der Saale

Schwarzenbach a.d.Saale

Coat of arms
Schwarzenbach a.d.Saale

Coordinates: 50°13′15″N 11°56′0″E / 50.22083°N 11.93333°ECoordinates: 50°13′15″N 11°56′0″E / 50.22083°N 11.93333°E
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberfranken
District Hof
Government
  Mayor Alexander Eberl (SPD)
Area
  Total 55.10 km2 (21.27 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 7,135
  Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 95126
Dialling codes 09284
Vehicle registration HO
Website www.schwarzenbach-saale.de

Schwarzenbach an der Saale is a town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 11 km south of Hof. Within the town is the Gedenkstätte Langer Gang, a memorial to the Nazi victims of the Helmbrechts concentration camp, which was near Schwarzenbach an der Saale, and particularly of the victims of the death march from Helmbrechts concentration camp to Volary.

After the war, Erika Fuchs, German translator of Carl Barks's comics, lived and worked in Schwarzenbach for fifty years. Currently, a comic museum named after her is being built in the town.

Church in Schwarzenbach an der Saale
Memorial to Nazi victims of the Helmbrechts concentration camp

References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.