Zella-Mehlis
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Zella-Mehlis | ||
Location of Zella-Mehlis within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district | ||
Coordinates: 50°39′35″N 10°40′1″E / 50.65972°N 10.66694°ECoordinates: 50°39′35″N 10°40′1″E / 50.65972°N 10.66694°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Thuringia | |
District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Richard Rossel | |
Area | ||
• Total | 28.09 km2 (10.85 sq mi) | |
Population (2014-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 10,669 | |
• Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 98544 | |
Dialling codes | 03682 | |
Vehicle registration | SM | |
Website | www.zella-mehlis.de |
Zella-Mehlis is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 5 km north of Suhl, and 20 km east of Meiningen. The town of Zella-Mehlis is the site of the original Walther Arms and J.G.Anschutz weapons factories. They remained there until the Russians occupied eastern Germany at the end of World War II.
Twin towns
Zella-Mehlis is twinned with:
- Andernach, Germany
- Gemünden am Main, Germany
- Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France
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