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Schmölln

Coordinates: 50°53′42″N 12°21′23″E / 50.89500°N 12.35639°E / 50.89500; 12.35639
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Schmölln
Town
Coat of arms of Schmölln
Coat of arms
Location of Schmölln within Altenburger Land district
AltenburgDobitschenFockendorfGerstenbergGöhrenGöllnitzGöpfersdorfGößnitzHaselbachHeukewaldeHeyersdorfJonaswaldeKriebitzschLangenleuba-NiederhainLöbichauLödlaLuckaMehnaMeuselwitzMonstabNobitzPonitzPostersteinRositzNobitzSchmöllnStarkenbergThonhausenTrebenVollmershainWindischleubaThuringiaGreiz (district)Saxony-AnhaltSaxony
Schmölln is located in Germany
Schmölln
Schmölln
Schmölln is located in Thuringia
Schmölln
Schmölln
Coordinates: 50°53′42″N 12°21′23″E / 50.89500°N 12.35639°E / 50.89500; 12.35639
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictAltenburger Land
Subdivisions14
Government
 • Mayor (2021–27) Sven Schrade[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
94.72 km2 (36.57 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
13,684
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04626
Dialling codes034491
Vehicle registrationABG, SLN
Websitewww.schmoelln.de

Schmölln (German pronunciation: [ʃmœln]) is a town in Thuringia, Germany, landkreis of Altenburger Land. It lies on the river Sprotte.

Geography

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Neighboring municipalities

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Municipalities in the district of Altenburger Land neighboring Schmölln include: Starkenberg, Dobitschen, Göllnitz, Göhren, Altenburg, Nobitz, the town of Gößnitz, Ponitz, Heyersdorf, Thonhausen, Vollmershain, Posterstein and Löbichau.

Subdivisions

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Schmölln consists of the town Schmölln and 44 local subdivisions (Ortsteile):

  • Altkirchen
  • Bohra
  • Brandrübel
  • Braunshain
  • Burkersdorf
  • Dobra
  • Drogen
  • Gimmel
  • Gödissa
  • Göldschen
  • Graicha
  • Großbraunshain
  • Großstöbnitz
  • Großtauschwitz
  • Hartha
  • Hartroda
  • Illsitz
  • Jauern
  • Kakau
  • Kleinmückern
  • Kleintauscha
  • Kleintauschwitz
  • Kratschütz
  • Kummer
  • Lohma
  • Lumpzig
  • Mohlis
  • Nöbden
  • Nitzschka
  • Nöbdenitz
  • Nödenitzsch
  • Papiermühle
  • Platschütz
  • Prehna
  • Röthenitz
  • Schloßig
  • Selka
  • Sommeritz
  • Trebula
  • Untschen
  • Weißbach
  • Wildenbörten
  • Zagkwitz
  • Zschernitzsch

History

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Schmölln city hall

Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Schmölln was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany.

Important Dates:

1066 — Schmölln is first mentioned in writing as ABBATIA[3] ZMULNA
1127 — Building of the cloister on the Pfefferberg
13th–16th centuries — Schmölln is a pilgrimage destination (Marienwallfahrtsort)
1525 — Destruction of the cloister on the Pfefferberg
2016 — An underage Somalian asylum seeker jumps to his death, allegedly encouraged by onlookers[4]

Incorporation

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On March 8, 1994, Weißbach was incorporated into Schmölln, and on January 1, 1996, Großstöbnitz followed. The former municipalities Altkirchen, Drogen, Lumpzig, Nöbdenitz and Wildenbörten were merged into Schmölln in January 2019.

Business and transport

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Schmölln is located at a connection of Bundesautobahn 4 (Connection 61 Schmölln) and has a train station on the Middle-Germany Link (Weimar–Glauchau).

Dobitschen castle

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ wikt:Special:Search/abbatia
  4. ^ "Germany: Onlookers encouraged migrant teen's fatal jump". 22 October 2016.
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