Schalkau

Schalkau

Coat of arms
Schalkau
Location of Schalkau within Sonneberg district
Coordinates: 50°23′40″N 11°0′31″E / 50.39444°N 11.00861°E / 50.39444; 11.00861Coordinates: 50°23′40″N 11°0′31″E / 50.39444°N 11.00861°E / 50.39444; 11.00861
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Sonneberg
Government
 • Mayor Ute Hopf (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 33.57 km2 (12.96 sq mi)
Elevation 400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,882
 • Density 86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 96528
Dialling codes 036766
Vehicle registration SON, NH
Website www.schalkau.de

Schalkau is a town in the district of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 13 km west of Sonneberg, and 15 km north of Coburg.

Transportation

Schalkau has two train stations, Schalkau and Schalkau Mitte, on the Hinterland Railway (Hinterlandbahn) from Sonneberg Hauptbahnhof to Eisfeld.[2] There is also a regular bus service to Sonneberg.

Education

There is one secondary school, educating pupils 11-16 (ordinarily) which falls into the 'Realschule' category. The school is named after the famous German writer, Goethe. There is a post office and a few other facilities.

Schalkau
Schalkau Protestant church
Schalkau Town hall

Town division

The town has 8 districts:

  • Almerswind with Selsendorf
  • Ehnes (Schalkau)
  • Emstadt with Truckendorf and Görsdorf (Schalkau)
  • Katzberg (Schalkau)
  • Mausendorf (Schalkau)| with Neundorf (Schalkau)
  • Roth (Schalkau)
  • Truckenthal
  • Theuern (Schalkau)

Inhabitants

Number of inhabitants (as of 31. December):

  • 1994: 3765
  • 1996: 3689
  • 1998: 3689
  • 2000: 3498
  • 2002: 3463
  • 2004: 3417
  • 2006: 3338
  • 2008: 3286
  • 2010: 3202
  • 2012: 3049
  • 2014: 2980
  • 2015: 2982
Source since 1994: Thuringia statistical office Erfurt

Personalities

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas) 2007/2008 edition. Schweers + Wall. 2007. ISBN 978-3-89494-136-9.
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