Sparneck Explained

Image Coa:DEU Sparneck COA.svg
Coordinates:50.1667°N 60°W
Image Plan:Sparneck in HO.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberfranken
District:Hof
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft:Sparneck
Elevation:560
Area:16.36
Postal Code:95234
Area Code:09251
Licence:HO
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 4 75 174
Divisions:9 Ortsteile
Website:www.sparneck.de
Mayor:Daniel Schreiner[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26

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 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.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden