Schlüchtern

The town itself is mentioned in a document for the first time in 1278. However, since by the mid-12th century there was a family using that name, the town is likely older than that.[3]^: 239

The oldest documented local establishment was the

The abbey became influential and by the High Middle Ages had acquired substantial land holdings far beyond the Kinzig valley. However, by the late Middle Ages its power was already waning. The Peasants' War and the Reformation accelerated its decline. The last (Protestant) abbot, Johannes Wankel, died in April 1609. Today, the abbey buildings continue to serve as a Gymnasium (school) and education facility for the regional Protestant church.^{[3]: 240–1}

The abbey church, rebuilt in

An ancient trade route, the Eselsweg connected Schlüchtern to Großheubach/Miltenberg on the river Main.

Town partnerships

• Jarocin, Poland
• Fameck, France

Infrastructure

Transport

Schlüchtern is connected to the

• Theodore Levitt (born in Schlüchtern-Vollmerz) was an American economist and a professor at the Harvard Business School. He was editor of the Harvard Business Review, noted for increasing the Review's circulation and popularizing the term globalization. In 1983, he proposed a definition for corporate purpose: "Rather than merely making money, it is to create and keep a customer".^[4]

• Nina Hagen Band and Spliff and later as a music producer. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Australian composer Johnny Klimek and director Tom Tykwer on films such as Run Lola Run and Cloud Atlas
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