Schleiz is a town in the district

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 of Saale-Orla-Kreis

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 in Thuringia

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, Germany

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Location

Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland

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 area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia

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, Saxony

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, Bavaria

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 and the Czech Republic

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. The city is located in a valley with the river Wisenta

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 near the motorway A 9 (Berlin

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 – 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 1806-10-09.

The palace was destroyed April 1945.

Population

Trend of population figures:

1834 — 1994 1834 - 4619 1890 - 4928 1933 - 6505 1939 - 6828 1960 - 7933 1994 - 8567

1995 — 2000 1995 - 9163 1996 - 9528 1997 - 9375 1998 - 9389 1999 - 9336 2000 - 9309

2001 — 2004 2001 - 9268 2002 - 9223 2003 - 9100 2004 - 9069 2005 - 9012

External links

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