Probstzella

Probstzella

Coat of arms
Probstzella

Coordinates: 50°31′57″N 11°22′43″E / 50.53250°N 11.37861°E / 50.53250; 11.37861Coordinates: 50°31′57″N 11°22′43″E / 50.53250°N 11.37861°E / 50.53250; 11.37861
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc. Schiefergebirge
Government
 • Mayor Sven Mechtold (SPD)
Area
 • Total 74.26 km2 (28.67 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,007
 • Density 40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 07330
Dialling codes 036735
Vehicle registration SLF
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).

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.


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