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Schlitz (Hesse)

Schlitz
Schlitz
Schlitz
Coat of arms of Schlitz
Coat of arms
Schlitz  is located in Germany
Schlitz
Schlitz
Coordinates: 50°40′N 9°34′E / 50.667°N 9.567°E / 50.667; 9.567Coordinates: 50°40′N 9°34′E / 50.667°N 9.567°E / 50.667; 9.567
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Vogelsbergkreis
Government
 • Mayor Hans-Jürgen Schäfer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 142.09 km2 (54.86 sq mi)
Elevation 245 m (804 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 9,631
 • Density 68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 36110
Dialling codes 06642
Vehicle registration VB
Website www.schlitz.de
Lordship (Imperial Barony, County) of Schlitz
Herrschaft (Reichsfreiherrschaft, Grafschaft) Schlitz genannt von Görtz
 
State of the Holy Roman Empire
1116–1806
Capital Schlitz
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
 •  Established, as Fuldan fief 1116
 •  Acquired Ld Pfarrstellen 1563
 •  Gained Reichsfreiheit 1656
 •  Raised to Imperial barony 1677
 •  Raised to county 1726
 •  Mediatised to Hesse 1806
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Fulda Abbey Fulda Abbey
Grand Duchy of Hesse

Schlitz is a small town in the Vogelsbergkreis in eastern Hesse, Germany.

The town of Schlitz lies at the outlet of the small river Schlitz on the Fulda.

Schlitz borders in the north on the communities of Breitenbach and Niederaula (both in Hersfeld-Rotenburg), in the east on the communities of Haunetal (Hersfeld-Rotenburg) and Burghaun and the town of Hünfeld (both in Fulda district), in the southeast on the city of Fulda (Fulda district), in the south on the communities of Großenlüder and Bad Salzschlirf (both in Fulda district), in the southwest on the community of Wartenberg, and in the west on the town of Lauterbach.

Schlitz is divided into the following communities: Bernshausen, Fraurombach, Hartershausen, Hemmen, Hutzdorf, Nieder-Stoll, Ober-Wegfurth, Pfordt, Queck, Rimbach, Sandlofs, Schlitz, Üllershausen, Ützhausen, Unter-Schwarz, Unter-Wegfurth and Willofs.

The name Schlitz had its first documentary mention in 812. Schlitz is known throughout Hesse for the town's five castles and is also called the Romantische Burgenstadt Schlitz (the Romantic Castle Town of Schlitz).

One peculiarity about the town is its so-called Burgenring, or Castle Ring, with the town built on a hill with its accumulated castles, towers, lords' houses, the town church and many half-timbered houses presenting a well preserved, compact, historic Old Town. For the Castle Ring's splendour and the town's outstanding location, Schlitz was sometimes called in earlier times the "Hessian Rothenburg ob der Tauber"


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