Drogen is a village and a former municipality in the district
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 me ...
, in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
,
Germany
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. 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, 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
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