Schleiz

Schleiz
Church in Schleiz
Coat of arms
Schleiz
Location of Schleiz within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 11°49′0″E / 50.58333°N 11.81667°E / 50.58333; 11.81667Coordinates: 50°35′0″N 11°49′0″E / 50.58333°N 11.81667°E / 50.58333; 11.81667
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Orla-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Juergen K. Klimpke (SPD)
Area
• Total	83.03 km2 (32.06 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	8,467
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.

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).

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. 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.

During World War 2 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.

Trend of population figures:

1834 — 1995

1996 — 2002

2003 — 2009

Schleiz is also the site of the Schleizer Triangle motor racing track.