Schleiz

Schleiz
Church in Schleiz

Coat of arms
Schleiz
Location of Schleiz within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 11°49′0″E / 50.58333°N 11.81667°E / 50.58333; 11.81667Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 11°49′0″E / 50.58333°N 11.81667°E / 50.58333; 11.81667
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Orla-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor Juergen K. Klimpke (SPD)
Area
 • Total 83.03 km2 (32.06 sq mi)
Elevation 432 m (1,417 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,464
 • Density 100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 07901–07907
Dialling codes 03663
Vehicle registration SOK
Website www.schleiz.de
Postcard picture of Schleiz in 1908
Former mint building (called "Alte Münze"-"Old Mint")
Dragon fountain

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).

Neighboring parishes

Crispendorf (6 km) Görkwitz (2 km) Oettersdorf (3 km) Löhma (5 km) Kirschkau (6 km) Zeulenroda-Triebes (14 km)
Burgk (7 km) Pausa (13 km)
Remptendorf (12 km) Saalburg-Ebersdorf (12 km) Tanna (10 km) Mühltroff (9 km)

Distances calculated as between town centers.

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 9 October 1806.[2]

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Schleiz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera.

20th Century

During World War 2 hundreds of women and men from several nations, including the Soviet Union were transported to Schleiz as forced laborers. At least 60 of them died there.

The palace was destroyed April 1945.

Population

Trend of population figures:

1834 — 1995

  • 1834 - 4619
  • 1890 - 4928
  • 1933 - 6505
  • 1939 - 6828
  • 1960 - 7933[3]
  • 1994 - 8567[4]
  • 1995 - 9163

1996 — 2002

  • 1996 - 9528
  • 1997 - 9375
  • 1998 - 9389
  • 1999 - 9336
  • 2000 - 9309
  • 2001 - 9268
  • 2002 - 9223

2003 — 2009

  • 2003 - 9100
  • 2004 - 9069
  • 2005 - 9012
  • 2006 - 8932
  • 2007 - 8868
  • 2008 - 8824
  • 2009 - 8717

Recreation

Schleiz is also the site of the Schleizer Triangle motor racing track.

Commemorative plaque for Johann Friedrich Böttger

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ Chisholm 1911, p. 334.
  3. ↑ from 1960 on always as of 31st December
  4. ↑ Source from 1994 onwards: Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik
Attribution
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Schleiz". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 334.
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