Gefell

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Coordinates: 50°26′N11°51′E / 50.433°N 11.850°E / 50.433; 11.850 Coordinates: 50°26′N11°51′E / 50.433°N 11.850°E / 50.433; 11.850
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Orla-Kreis
Government
   Mayor (202127) Marcel Zapf [1]
Area
  Total45.21 km2 (17.46 sq mi)
Elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total2,465
  Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07926
Dialling codes 036649
Vehicle registration SOK
Website Official website

Gefell is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany.

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Overview

It is situated 16 km south of Schleiz, and 14 km northwest of Hof. It is where the Berlin professional audio company Georg Neumann GmbH relocated during World War II. During the time of the GDR, Gefell was in East Germany and private companies were nationalized, including this factory. Since reunification, the company, now known as Microtech Gefell, has specialized in microphones and is once again privately owned, this time by the families of managers of the pre-war Neumann company.

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