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°ECoordinates: 50°35′0″N 11°49′0″E / 50.58333°N 11.81667°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Orla-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Juergen K. Klimpke (SPD)
Area
• Total	83.03 km^2 (32.06 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,477
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	07901–07907
Dialling codes	03663
Vehicle registration	SOK
Website	www.schleiz.de

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).

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.

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

Other

It is also the site of the Schleizer Dreieck race track.

Commemorative plaque for Johann Friedrich Böttger

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 8 September 2015.
2. Chisholm 1911, p. 334.
3. from 1960 on always as of 31 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.

External links

• http://www.schleiz.de Official web site for Stadt Schleiz. (German)