Schleiz

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Stadtkirche Schleiz.jpg
image_caption = Church in Schleiz
Wappen = Wappen_Schleiz.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 35 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 49 |lon_sec = 0
Lageplan = Schleiz in SOK.pngBundesland = Thüringen
Landkreis = Saale-Orla-Kreis
Höhe = 432
Fläche = 83.03
Einwohner = 8932
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 07901–07907
Vorwahl = 03663
Kfz = SOK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 75 098
Gliederung = 11
Adresse = Bahnhofstraße 1
07907 Schleiz
Website = [http://www.schleiz.de/ www.schleiz.de]
Bürgermeister = Heidemarie Walther
Partei =

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 December 2,1482 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 1806-10-09.

The palace was destroyed April 1945.

Population

Trend of population figures:

Other

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

References

External links

* http://www.schleiz.de