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Schmölln
Schmölln is a town in Thuringia, Germany, landkreis of Altenburger Land. It lies on the river Sprotte. Geography Neighboring municipalities Municipalities in the district of Altenburger Land neighboring Schmölln include: Starkenberg, Dobitschen, Göllnitz, Göhren, Thuringia, Göhren, Altenburg, Nobitz, the town of Gößnitz, Ponitz, Heyersdorf, Thonhausen, Vollmershain, Posterstein and Löbichau. Subdivisions 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 Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nöbdenitz
Nöbdenitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schmölln. Geography Neighboring municipalities Municipalities near Nöbdenitz are Drogen, Löbichau, Posterstein, the city of Schmölln, Vollmershain, and Wildenbörten. Municipal arrangement The municipality of Nöbdenitz consists of 5 subdivisions: Nöbdenitz, Burkersdorf (in Schmölln), Lohma, Untschen, and Zagkwitz. Business and transportation Nöbdenitz has a train station on the line that goes from Gera to Gößnitz as well as to Altenburg. History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Nöbdenitz was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. References Altenburger Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Former municipalities in Thuringia {{Altenburger-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sprotte
The Sprotte is a left tributary of the Pleiße in East Thuringia, Germany. The headwaters of the river come from three source streams, which begin west of Crimmitschau and are as follows: *The Western Sprotte, whose source is near Rückersdorf *The Middle ''Heukewalder'' Sprotte, which begins near Nischwitz *The Eastern '' Mannichswalder'' Sprotte The western branch flows northwest and meets with the Heukewalder Sprotte near Vollmershain. Between Posterstein and Nöbdenitz these flow into the Eastern Sprotte. Then the Sprotte flows northeast through the municipality of Nöbdenitz, then further through the city of Schmölln to Saara, where it meets the Pleiße. The river is 25 km long (''Mannichswalder'' Sprotte). The Sprotte river valley partly follows the rail line from Gera to Altenburg as well as the Bundesstraße 7. From its source to its mouth, the Sprotte travels 120 meters downhill (from 315 to 195 m above sea level). See also *List of rivers of Thuringia A li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drogen
Drogen is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schmölln. Geography Neighboring municipalities Municipalities near Drogen include Altkirchen, Dobitschen, Nöbdenitz, the city of Schmölln Schmölln is a town in Thuringia, Germany, landkreis of Altenburger Land. It lies on the river Sprotte. Geography Neighboring municipalities Municipalities in the district of Altenburger Land neighboring Schmölln include: Starkenberg, Dobitsche ..., and Wildenbörten. Municipal organization The municipality of Drogen consisted of two subdivisions: Drogen and Mohlis. Trivia Drogen has an unusual name (It means ''Drugs'' in German), which has resulted in its street sign being frequently stolen. References Altenburger Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Former municipalities in Thuringia {{Altenburger-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altkirchen
Altkirchen is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schmölln. Geography Neighboring municipalities Communities near Altkirchen are the city of Altenburg, Dobitschen, Drogen, Göhren, Göllnitz, Saara, and the city of Schmölln. Municipal organization The municipality of Altkirchen was divided into 13 districts: *Altkirchen *Gimmel *Gödissa *Göldschen *Großtauschwitz *Illsitz *Jauern *Kleintauschwitz *Kratschütz *Nöbden *Platschütz *Röthenitz *Trebula History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Altkirchen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumpzig
Lumpzig is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schmölln. References Altenburger Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Former municipalities in Thuringia {{Altenburger-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thonhausen
Thonhausen is a municipality in the district of Altenburger Land in Thuringia, Germany. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental. Geography Neighboring municipalities Communities near Thonhausen are Jonaswalde, Heyersdorf, the City of Schmölln, and Vollmershain in the Landkreis Altenburger Land; as well as the City of Crimmitschau in the Saxon Landkreis of Zwickauer Land. Municipal arrangement Thonhausen has three districts: Thonhausen, Schönhaide, and Wettelswalde. Business and Infrastructure Thonhausen is located at the Schmölln Interchange on Bundesautobahn 4 is an autobahn that crosses Germany in a west–east direction. The western segment has a length of , the part in the east is long. Works to continue the A 4 are in progress, but currently no plans exist to fill the gap completely. T .... References Altenburger Land {{Altenburger-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wildenbörten
Wildenbörten is a village and a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Schmölln. Geography Neighboring municipalities Municipalities near Wildenbörten are Drogen, Löbichau, Lumpzig, Mehna, and Nöbdenitz in the district of Altenburger Land; as well as Großenstein and Reichstädt in the district of Greiz. Municipal organization The municipality of Wildenbörten consisted of five subdivisions: Wildenbörten, Dobra, Graicha, Hartroda, and Kakau. History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Wildenbörten was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Altenburg (german: Sachsen-Altenburg, links=no) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in present-day Thuringia. It was one of the smallest of the German states with an area of 1323 square kilometer .... References Altenburger Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Former municipalities in Thuringia< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altenburg
Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region between Gera, Zwickau and Chemnitz with more than 1 million inhabitants, while the city itself has a population of 33,000. Today, the city and its rural county is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Altenburg was first mentioned in 976 and later became one of the first German cities within former Slavic area, east of the Saale river (as part of the medieval Ostsiedlung movement). The emperor Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick Barbarossa visited Altenburg several times between 1165 and 1188, hence the town is named a Barbarossa city, Barbarossa town today. Since the 17th century, Altenburg was the residence of different House of Wettin, Ernestine duchies, of whom the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-Altenburg persisted until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altenburger Land
Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt), and the districts Leipzig, Mittelsachsen and Zwickau in Saxony. The district is a member of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Geography Altenburger Land is the easternmost district of Thuringia. It is largely agricultural with three quarters of the total area being used for agriculture. In contrast, forests make up only around 10% of the area, especially in the south of the district there are only few forests. This can be explained by a high soil fertility with a Loess-layer of up to 3.5 meters. The main river is the Pleiße, a tributary of the White Elster, crossing the district from south to north. The hilly Osterland constituting the northernmost foothills of the Ore Mountains slopes gently away to the plains of eastern Saxony-Anhalt. History The region on the Pleiße River was part of a huge forest, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobitschen
Dobitschen is a municipality in the Altenburger Land district, in the far eastern part of Thuringia, Germany. It borders on the municipalities Schmölln, Göllnitz, Mehna and Starkenberg. It is subdivided into the ''Ortsteile'' Dobitschen, Meucha, Pontewitz and Rolika. Historical population Persons *Johann Friedrich Agricola Johann Friedrich Agricola (4 January 1720 – 2 December 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, pedagogue, and writer on music. He sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Flavio Anicio Olibrio. Biography Agricola was born in Dobitschen, Thu ... References {{Authority control Altenburger Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heyersdorf
Heyersdorf is a municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land. Geography Heyersdorf is located near the municipalities of Ponitz, the city of Schmölln, and Thonhausen in the district of Altenburger Land; as well as near the city of Crimmitschau in the Saxon district of Zwickauer Land. History Until 1920, Heyersdorf was part of the Kingdom of Saxony. Politics Together with Ponitz, Heyersdorf is the ''assigning municipality'' for Gößnitz. Business and infrastructure Heyersdorf is located on Bundesautobahn 4. Twin towns Heyersdorf is twinned with: * Kieselbronn, Germany, since 1993 * Bernin Bernin () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Population Twin towns Bernin is twinned with: * Kieselbronn, Germany, since 1987 See also *Communes of the Isère department The following is a list of the 512 ..., France, since 1995 References Altenburger Land {{Altenburger-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vollmershain
Vollmershain is a municipality in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land in Germany. Geography The town's site The village of Vollmershain is located along 4 km of the Sprotte. The highest part of the community is 306.2 m high on the side of the ''Mühlberg'' (308.1 m). Neighbouring communities Other municipalities near Vollmershain are Heukewalde, Jonaswalde, Posterstein, Nöbdenitz, Thonhausen, and the Weißbach district of Schmölln in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land. History *The village was first mentioned in writing in 1181 in a tithe register of the Posau Cloister in Zeitz. *During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedish General Wrangel had his headquarters in the area around Vollmershain in 1646. *Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vollmershein was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Altenburg (german: Sachsen-Altenburg, links=no) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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