Vollmershain

Vollmershain is a town in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land in Germany.

Vollmershain
Location of Vollmershain within Altenburger Land district
Vollmershain
Vollmershain
Coordinates: 50°51′19″N 12°17′18″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictAltenburger Land
Municipal assoc.Oberes Sprottental
Government
  MayorGerd Junghanns (CDU)
Area
  Total5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total317
  Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
04626
Dialling codes034496
Vehicle registrationABG
Websitewww.vollmershain.de

Geography

The town's site

The village of Vollmershain is located along 4 km of the Sprotte. The highest part of the community is 306.2 m high on the side of the Mühlberg (308.1 m).

Neighbouring communities

Other municipalities near Vollmershain are Heukewalde, Jonaswalde, Posterstein, Nöbdenitz, Thonhausen, and the Weißbach district of Schmölln in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land.

History

  • The village was first mentioned in writing in 1181 in a tithe register of the Posau Cloister in Zeitz.
  • During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedish General Wrangel had his headquarters in the area around Vollmershain in 1646.
  • Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vollmershein was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.

References

  • The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that in its German equivalent.
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