Saal an der Saale

market municipality of Germany in Lower Franconia

Key facts

Country: Germany
State: Bavaria
Admin region: Unterfranken
District: Rhön-Grabfeld
Municipal assoc: Saal an der Saale
Mayor 2020 26: Cornelia Dahinten
Total: 21.57 km (8.33 sq mi)
Elevation: 254 m (833 ft)
Density: 72.28/km (187.2/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Dialling codes: 097nznzmzmz62
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Saal an der Saale ( German pronunciation: [ˈzaːl ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈzaːlə], lit. 'Saal on the Saale') is a municipality in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria in Germany. It is situated on the river Franconian Saale. The municipality consists the two townships Saal an der Saale and Waltershausen.

Ever since the 1978 "Gemeindegebietsreform" it has been the seat of the joint administration of these independent communities: Wülfershausen, Großeibstadt, and Saal an der Saale. The entire administrative area is home to roughly 4200 inhabitants as of 2008.