Schleiz

Geschichte

Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany.LocationSchleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic. The city is located in a valley with the river Wisenta near the motorway A 9 (Berlin – München).Neighboring parishesDistances calculated as between town centers.SubdivisionsSchleiz includes the following subdivisions: Möschlitz Grochwitz Oberböhmsdorf Lössau Langenbuch Wüstendittersdorf Dröswein Gräfenwarth Oschitz HeinrichsruhHistorySchleiz can be traced back to a settlement established about 1200 and a separate "Neustadt" that was established next to it. The "Neustadt" had a castle and a city wall. Until 2 December 1482 they were totally separate communities after which they combined to one city. There was a settlement of the Teutonic Order here, and for some years previous to 1848 the town was the capital of the small principality of Reuss-Schleiz. In the vicinity a battle was fought, between the French and the Prussians on 9 October 1806.