Schwarzenbach an der Saale

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Schwarzenbach an der Saale

Total population

7,127

Air quality index

47Good

Elevation500 m

Land area59.18 km²

Coordinates50.22°, 11.93°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Schwarzenbach an der Saale is a small industrial town in the district of Hof, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Saale, 11 km south of Hof.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eduard Wagner

German army general and quartermaster-general (1894-1944)

Peter Faber

Dutch actor (born 1943)

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August Strobel

German theologian (1930–2006)

Adolf Schinnerer

German artist (1876-1949)

A

Anna Schmidt

German showman (1897-1931)

C

Carl G. Künzel

C

Christian Endemann

German politician (1885-1950)

T

Theodor Schübel

German screenwriter and translator (1925–2012)

E

Erwin Goller

German politician, entrepreneur and geologist (1864-1918)

H

Hanns Ruckdäschel

German politician and journalist (1886-1938)

K

Karl Bedal

German painter (1914-1999)

H

Hans Seidel

German politician (1880-1959)

H

Heinrich Gottfried Räithel

German politician (1842-1896)

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Nicolaus Nieremberger

German theologian (1648-1705)

G

Günther Schörner

German-born Austrian classical archaeologist

H

Hans Gebhard

German church musician, composer, choir director and music educator (1929–2022)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bayern

• Kirchenlamitz
  5 mi away · pop. 3,303
• Schönwald
  7.2 mi away · pop. 3,697
• Thierstein
  10.9 mi away · pop. 1,311
• Rappetenreuth
  12.2 mi away
• Hohenberg an der Eger
  15.5 mi away · pop. 1,531
• Bad Steben
  16.1 mi away · pop. 3,618
• Oschwitz
  16.2 mi away
• Schlopp
  16.3 mi away
• Bad Berneck
  16.5 mi away · pop. 3,047
• Waldershof
  17.6 mi away · pop. 2,830
• Goldkronach
  18.2 mi away · pop. 3,698
• Zettlitz
  20.1 mi away

Browse all places in Bayern →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

field maple

Acer campestre

Seen 2026-06-21

Fairy-ring Longhorn Beetle

Pseudovadonia livida

Seen 2026-06-21

Yellow Iris

Iris pseudacorus

Seen 2026-06-21

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Seen 2026-06-21

purple foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Seen 2026-06-20

red campion

Silene dioica

Seen 2026-06-20

Biting Stonecrop

Sedum acre

Seen 2026-06-20

common valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Seen 2026-06-20

Bush Vetch

Vicia sepium

Seen 2026-06-20

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers