Schmölln is a town in the Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

n, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, landkreis of Altenburger Land

Altenburger Land

Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis , and the districts Leipziger Land, Mittweida, Chemnitzer Land, Zwickauer Land in Saxony.- History :...

, and which lies on the river Sprotte

Sprotte

The Sprotte is a left tributary of the Pleiße in East Thuringia. 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...

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Neighboring municipalities

Municipalities in the district of Altenburger Land neighboring Schmölln include: Altkirchen

Altkirchen

Altkirchen is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the same name.-Neighboring municipalities:...

, Drogen

Drogen

Drogen is a municipality in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the same name.-Neighboring municipalities:...

, the town of Gößnitz

Gößnitz

Gößnitz is a town in the Altenburger Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Pleiße, 12 km south of Altenburg, and 20 km northwest of Zwickau....

, Heyersdorf

Heyersdorf

-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.-References:...

, Nöbdenitz

Nöbdenitz

Nöbdenitz is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land.-Neighboring municipalities:Municipalities near Nöbdenitz are Drogen, Löbichau, Posterstein, the City of Schmölln, Vollmershain, and Wildenbörten.-Municipal arrangement:...

, Ponitz

Ponitz

Ponitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house...

, Saara

Saara

Saara is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land.-History:The municipality of Saara was established on January 1, 1996, through the consolidation of Lehndorf, Mockern, Podelwitz, Taupadel, and Zehma.-References:...

, and Vollmershain

Vollmershain

Vollmershain is a town in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land in Germany.-The town's site:The village of Vollmershain is located along 4 km of the Sprotte...

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City divisions

Schmölln is divided into 13 subdivisions:

• Bohra
• Brandrübel
• Großstöbnitz
• Kleinmückern
• Kummer
• Nitzschka
• Nödenitzsch
• Papiermühle
• Schloßig
• Selka
• Sommeritz
• Weißbach
• Zschernitzsch

History

Important Dates:

1066--Schmölln is first mentioned in writing as ABBATIA ZMULNA

1127--Building of the cloister on the Pfefferberg

13th - 16th centuries--Schmölln is a Marienwallfahrtsort

1525--Destruction of the cloister on the Pfefferberg

Incorporation

On March 8, 1994, Weißbach was incorporated into Schmölln, and on January 1, 1996, Großstöbnitz followed.

Business and transportation

Schmölln is located at a connection of Bundesautobahn 4 (Connection 61 Schmölln) and has a train station on the Middle-Germany Link (Weimar

Weimar

Weimar is a city in Germany famous for its cultural heritage. It is located in the federal state of Thuringia , north of the Thüringer Wald, east of Erfurt, and southwest of Halle and Leipzig. Its current population is approximately 65,000. The oldest record of the city dates from the year 899...

–Glauchau

Glauchau

Glauchau is a town in Germany, in Saxony, on the right bank of the Mulde, 7 miles north of Zwickau and 17 miles west of Chemnitz by rail. It is part of the Zwickau district....

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External links

official website for the city

• Schmölln coat of arms sln-info.de