Schleiz | |
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 Church in Schleiz | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saale-Orla-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 11 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heidemarie Walther |
| Area | |
• Total |
83.03 km2 (32.06 sq mi) |
Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany.
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).
Subdivisions[]
Schleiz includes the following subdivisions:
- Möschlitz
- Grochwitz
- Oberböhmsdorf
- Lössau
- Langenbuch
- Wüstendittersdorf
- Dröswein
- Gräfenwarth
- Oschitz
- Heinrichsruh
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 2 December 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.
Population[]
Trend of population figures:
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1834 — 1994 |
1995 — 2000
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2001 — 2004
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Other[]
It is also the site of the Schleizer Dreieck race track.
References[]
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C.
- ^ from 1960 on always as of 31 December
- ^ Source from 1994 onwards: Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik
External links[]
- http://www.schleiz.de Official web site for Stadt Schleiz. (German)
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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