Schleiz
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| Schleiz | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saale-Orla-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 11 |
| Mayor | Heidemarie Walther |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 83.03 km² (32.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 432 m (1417 ft) |
| Population | 8,932 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 108 /km² (279 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SOK |
| Postal codes | 07901–07907 |
| Area code | 03663 |
| Website | www.schleiz.de |
| Location of the town of Schleiz within Saale-Orla-Kreis district | |
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Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany.
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[edit] Location
Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic. The city is located in a valley with the river Wisenta near the motorway A 9 (Berlin – München).
[edit] Subdivisions
Schleiz includes the following subdivisions:
- Möschlitz
- Grochwitz
- Oberböhmsdorf
- Lössau
- Langenbuch
- Wüstendittersdorf
- Dröswein
- Gräfenwarth
- Oschitz
- Heinrichsruh
[edit] History
Schleiz can be traced back to a settlement established about 1200 ("Altstadt") and a separate "Neustadt" that was established next to it. The "Neustadt" had a castle and a city wall. Until December 2, 1482 they were totally separate communities after which they combined to one city. There was a settlement of the Teutonic Order here, and for some years previous to 1848 the town was the capital of the small principality of Reuss-Schleiz. In the vicinity a battle was fought, between the French and the Prussians on 1806-10-09.
The palace was destroyed April 1945.
[edit] Population
Trend of population figures:
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1834 — 1994 |
1995 — 2000 |
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[edit] Other
It is also the site of the Schleizer Dreieck race track.
[edit] References
- ^ from 1960 on always as of December 31
- ^ Source from 1994 onwards: Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
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