What is Sparneck?
{{Infobox German location |image_coa = DEU Sparneck COA.svg |image_skyline = Sparneck3.jpg |image_caption = Church of Saint Vitus |coordinates = {{coord|50|10|N|11|49|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Sparneck in HO.svg |state = Bayern |region = Oberfranken |district = Hof |Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Sparneck |elevation = 560 |area = 16.36 |postal_code = 95234 |area_code = 09251 |licence = HO |Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 4 75 174 |divisions = 9 [[Ortsteil]]e |website = [http://www.sparneck.de/ www.sparneck.de] |mayor = Daniel Schreiner<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2020&ndash;26 |party = }} '''Sparneck''' is a [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] in Upper [[Franconia]] in [[Hof (district)|Hof]] in [[Bavaria]] in [[Germany]]. == Geography == The market town of Sparneck is at an average height of {{Höhe|560|DE-NN|link=true}} in the Pfarrbach valley, which makes the larger part of the area. The [[Saale|Saxon Saale]] river flows through this valley in a north direction. Towards the east the 877 metre high [[Waldstein (mountain range)|Waldstein ridge]] rises, the source of the Saale is on its slopes. It forms the natural boundary with the neighbouring district of [[Wunsiedel (district)|Wunsiedel]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category}} {{Cities and towns in Hof (district)}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Hof (district)]]