Schleiz | |
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Location of Schleiz within Saale-Orla-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 50°35′N11°49′E / 50.583°N 11.817°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Saale-Orla-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 15 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–30) | Marko Bias [1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 108.22 km2 (41.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 432 m (1,417 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31) [2] | |
• Total | 8,866 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 07901–07907 |
Dialling codes | 03663 |
Vehicle registration | SOK |
Website | www.schleiz.de |
Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany. The former municipality Crispendorf was merged into Schleiz in January 2019, and Burgk in December 2019.
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).
Crispendorf (6 km) | Görkwitz (2 km) | Oettersdorf (3 km) | Löhma (5 km) | Kirschkau (6 km) | Zeulenroda-Triebes (14 km) |
Remptendorf (12 km) | Pausa (13 km) | ||||
Saalburg-Ebersdorf (12 km) | Tanna (10 km) | Mühltroff (9 km) |
Distances calculated as between town centers.
Schleiz includes the following subdivisions:
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.[ citation needed ] 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. [3]
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Schleiz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera.
During World War II hundreds of women and men from several nations, including the Soviet Union were transported to Schleiz as forced laborers. At least 60 of them died there.
The palace was destroyed April 1945. [4]
Climate data for Schleiz (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.5 (72.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.1 (43.0) | 2.8 (37.0) | 12.2 (54.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 17.6 (63.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 13.2 (55.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 3.5 (38.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | 8.4 (47.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | −2.6 (27.3) | −0.1 (31.8) | 3.1 (37.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 9.0 (48.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 1.2 (34.2) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.4 (39.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.9 (1.30) | 30.0 (1.18) | 40.0 (1.57) | 39.4 (1.55) | 64.6 (2.54) | 73.7 (2.90) | 89.9 (3.54) | 72.3 (2.85) | 58.2 (2.29) | 46.0 (1.81) | 43.0 (1.69) | 43.0 (1.69) | 649.8 (25.58) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16.9 | 15.2 | 17.1 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 12.7 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 18.0 | 183.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 87.4 | 83.2 | 79.3 | 72.0 | 72.6 | 73.5 | 71.9 | 71.7 | 77.7 | 84.4 | 89.2 | 88.5 | 79.3 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 57.4 | 78.1 | 121.2 | 180.8 | 205.6 | 205.0 | 219.6 | 210.4 | 160.6 | 110.1 | 58.5 | 47.9 | 1,673.8 |
Source: World Meteorological Organization [5] |
Trend of population figures:
1834 — 1995 | 1996 — 2002
| 2003 — 2009
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Schleiz is also the site of the Schleizer Triangle motor racing track.
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