Probstzella

Probstzella
Probstzella
Location of Probstzella within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Coordinates	50°31′57″N 11°22′43″E / 50.5325°N 11.37861°E / 50.5325; 11.37861Coordinates: 50°31′57″N 11°22′43″E / 50.5325°N 11.37861°E / 50.5325; 11.37861
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.	Probstzella-Lehesten-Marktgölitz
Local subdivisions	20
Mayor	Marko Wolfram (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	74.26 km2 (28.67 sq mi)
Elevation	340 m  (1116 ft)
Population	3,349 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	45 /km2 (117 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SLF
Postal code	07330
Area code	036735
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 nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C.