Schleusingen
Schleusingen | |
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Location of Schleusingen within Hildburghausen district | |
Coordinates: 50°31′N 10°45′E / 50.517°N 10.750°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Hildburghausen |
Subdivisions | 7 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–24) | Andre Henneberg[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 125.56 km2 (48.48 sq mi) |
Elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,620 |
• Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 98553 |
Dialling codes | 036841 |
Vehicle registration | HBN |
Website | www.schleusingen.de |
Schleusingen is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Hildburghausen, and 12 km southeast of Suhl.
Geography
The town of Schleusingen in the Henneberger Land got its name from the river Schleuse, which passes through its town districts Ratscher and Rappelsdorf. The town itself is located on the river Nahe, a tributary of the Schleuse, which runs south of the core town area. From the north, from Erlau, the river Erle joins the Nahe in Schleusingen.
Subdivisions
The town of Schleusingen includes next to the core town another seventeen districts: Altendambach, Breitenbach, Erlau, Fischbach, Geisenhöhn, Gethles, Gottfriedsberg, Heckengereuth, Hirschbach, Hinternah, Oberrod, Rappelsdorf, Ratscher, Schleusingerneundorf, Silbach, Sankt Kilian and Waldau
In addition, terms for residential areas such as' 'Upper-' 'and' 'Lower Town, Schmuckplatz, Weißer Berg, Hirtengrund, Kalkrangen, Sonneneck, Rubetal ' etc. are common in the population.
History
Schleusingen was first mentioned in documents in 1232 as 'Villa Slusungen'. Count
In 1412 Schleusingen received the
Incorporations
- Fischbach on 1 March 1970
- Geisenhöhn and Gottfriedsberg on 1 April 1974
- Gethles, Ratscher and Heckengereuth on 22 February 1994
- Rappelsdorf on 1 June 1996
- Nahetal-Waldau and Sankt Kilian on 6 July 2018
Population Development
Population development (from 1960 on 31 December):
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Main sights
- Castle Bertholdsburg
- Townchurch St. Johannis
- Teutsche Schule
- market place
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.