Probstzella

Probstzella
Coat of arms
Probstzella
Location of Probstzella within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Coordinates: 50°31′57″N 11°22′43″E / 50.53250°N 11.37861°ECoordinates: 50°31′57″N 11°22′43″E / 50.53250°N 11.37861°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.	Schiefergebirge
Government
• Mayor	Sven Mechtold (SPD)
Area
• Total	74.26 km^2 (28.67 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,007
• Density	40/km^2 (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.