Schwarzatal is a town and a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the district
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
Er ...
,
Germany
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. It was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities of
Mellenbach-Glasbach,
Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle and
Oberweißbach. The name refers to the river
Schwarza.
References
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
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