Birkenhügel

Birch Hill is a municipality in the southern part of the Thuringian Saale -Orla -Kreis. She is a member of the administrative community Saale- Rennsteig.

  • 2.1 Population development

Geography

Neighboring communities

Adjacent communities are Harra, Pottiga and the towns of Bad Lobenstein, Gefell and Hirschberg in Saale- Orla-Kreis.

History

Birkenhügel was taken on February 28, 1923 by the merger of places Lerchenhügel and Pirk. Until 1918 the territory of the municipality belonged to the principality of Reuss Younger Line.

Documentary first mention of places to Kahl:

Birkenhügel: 1708 Lerchenhügel: 1708 Pirk: 1441.

Population Development

Development of the population ( as of 1994: Stand December 31 respectively ):

  • 2004: 545
  • 2005: 457
  • 2006: 450
  • 2007: 446
  • 2008: 444
  • 2009: 436
  • 2010: 426
  • 2011: 430
  • 2012: 392
Saale-Orla-Kreis Saale-Rennsteig Blankenstein Bodelwitz Burgk Crispendorf Dreba Dreitzsch Gertewitz Grobengereuth Kirschkau Knau Kospoda Langenorla Lausnitz Lemnitz Miesitz Moxa Neundorf (bei Lobenstein) Neundorf (bei Schleiz) Nimritz Oberoppurg Oettersdorf Oppurg Paska, Germany Peuschen Quaschwitz Ranis Remptendorf Schleiz Schmieritz Schmorda Seisla Solkwitz Stanau Tanna, Germany Tegau Triptis Volkmannsdorf Weira Wilhelmsdorf, Thuringia Wurzbach
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