Schleiz

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title: "Schleiz" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["saale-orla-kreis"] topic_path: "general/saale-orla-kreis" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiz" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
type	Stadt
image_photo	Stadtkirche Schleiz.JPG
image_caption	Church in Schleiz
image_coa	Wappen_Schleiz.png
coordinates
image_plan	Schleiz in SOK.png
state	Thüringen
district	Saale-Orla-Kreis
elevation	432
area	108.21
postal_code	07901–07907
area_code	03663
licence	SOK
Gemeindeschlüssel	16 0 75 098
divisions	15
website	www.schleiz.de
mayor	Marko Bias
leader_term	2024–30
party	CDU
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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.

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).

Neighboring parishes

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	Saalburg-Ebersdorf (12 km)	Tanna (10 km)	Mühltroff (9 km)
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Distances calculated as between town centers.

Subdivisions

Schleiz includes the following subdivisions:

Möschlitz
Grochwitz
Oberböhmsdorf
Lössau
Langenbuch
Wüstendittersdorf
Dröswein
Gräfenwarth
Oschitz
Heinrichsruh
Crispendorf
Burgk

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 9 October 1806.

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Schleiz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera.

20th Century

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.

Climate

| location = Schleiz (1991–2020 normals) | metric first = Y | single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 1.6 |Feb high C = 3.2 |Mar high C = 7.2 |Apr high C = 12.9 |May high C = 16.7 |Jun high C = 20.5 |Jul high C = 23.0 |Aug high C = 22.5 |Sep high C = 17.7 |Oct high C = 12.3 |Nov high C = 6.1 |Dec high C = 2.8 | year high C = 12.2 |Jan mean C = -0.7 |Feb mean C = 0.2 |Mar mean C = 3.4 |Apr mean C = 8.0 |May mean C = 12.0 |Jun mean C = 15.4 |Jul mean C = 17.6 |Aug mean C = 17.4 |Sep mean C = 13.2 |Oct mean C = 8.6 |Nov mean C = 3.5 |Dec mean C = 0.8 |year mean C = 8.4 |Jan low C = -3.1 |Feb low C = -2.6 |Mar low C = -0.1 |Apr low C = 3.1 |May low C = 6.8 |Jun low C = 10.5 |Jul low C = 12.5 |Aug low C = 12.2 |Sep low C = 9.0 |Oct low C = 5.4 |Nov low C = 1.2 |Dec low C = -1.6 | year low C = 4.4 | precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 32.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 30.0 |Mar precipitation mm = 40.0 |Apr precipitation mm = 39.4 |May precipitation mm = 64.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 73.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 89.9 |Aug precipitation mm = 72.3 |Sep precipitation mm = 58.2 |Oct precipitation mm = 46.0 |Nov precipitation mm = 43.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 43.0 | year precipitation mm = 649.8 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 16.9 |Feb precipitation days = 15.2 |Mar precipitation days = 17.1 |Apr precipitation days = 13.3 |May precipitation days = 14.8 |Jun precipitation days = 14.2 |Jul precipitation days = 15.2 |Aug precipitation days = 14.3 |Sep precipitation days = 12.7 |Oct precipitation days = 14.3 |Nov precipitation days = 14.9 |Dec precipitation days = 18.0 |year precipitation days = 183.6 |Jan sun = 57.4 |Feb sun = 78.1 |Mar sun = 121.2 |Apr sun = 180.8 |May sun = 205.6 |Jun sun = 205.0 |Jul sun = 219.6 |Aug sun = 210.4 |Sep sun = 160.6 |Oct sun = 110.1 |Nov sun = 58.5 |Dec sun = 47.9 |year sun = 1673.8 |Jan humidity = 87.4 |Feb humidity = 83.2 |Mar humidity = 79.3 |Apr humidity = 72.0 |May humidity = 72.6 |Jun humidity = 73.5 |Jul humidity = 71.9 |Aug humidity = 71.7 |Sep humidity = 77.7 |Oct humidity = 84.4 |Nov humidity = 89.2 |Dec humidity = 88.5 | source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231012173739/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Schleiz_10564.csv | archive-date = 12 October 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Schleiz_10564.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 13 October 2023}}

Population

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Recreation

Schleiz is also the site of the Schleizer Triangle motor racing track. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Schleiz_Boettger_plaque.jpg" caption="Commemorative plaque for [[Johann Friedrich Böttger"] ::

Notable people

Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682–1719), alchemist and co-inventor of European porcelain
Heinrich Gottfried Piegler (1797–1849), probably the largest manufacturer of Döbereiner's lamps
Richard Barthold (1855-1932), US-american politician
Kurt Holzschuher (1873-1945), owner of the oldest factory in Schleiz (Gebr. Holzschuher) and German politician (DVP)
Theodor Piegler (1904-1991), great-grandson of H.G. Piegler, co-owner of the internationally active metal goods factory for hairdressing articles "Gebr. Piegler" in Nuremberg
Joachim Blechschmidt (1912-1943), German pilot and fighter ace in World War II
Bernhard Klee (1936–2025), conductor
Juergen K. Klimpke (born 1963), mayor of the city of Schleiz from 2012-2018, member of political committees of the city of Schleiz, author ("Schleizer Heimathefte"), founding member and longtime chairman of the "Geschichts- und Heimatverein zu Schleiz e.V." and photographer
Christian Herrgott (born 1983), politician

References

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References

[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht], Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
Klimpke, Juergen. (2005). "Als der Tod vom Himmel fiel. Der 8. April 1945". Klimpke.
from 1960 on always as of 31 December
Source from 1994 onwards: Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik

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