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<br />Suhl
<br />From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<br />Suhl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<br />Suhl is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located 50 kilometres (31 miles) SE of Erfurt, 110 kilometres (68 miles) NE of
<br />Wurzburg and 130 kilometres (81 miles) N of Nuremberg. With its 35,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the six
<br />urban districts within Thuringia. Together with its northern neighbour -town Zella-Mehlis, Suhl forms the largest urban
<br />area in the Thuringian Forest with a population of 46,000. The region around Suhl is marked by up to 1,000 -meter
<br />high mountains, including Thuringia's highest peak, the GroBer Beerberg (983 m), approximately 5 kilometres (3
<br />miles) NE of the city centre.
<br />Suhl was first mentioned in 1318 and stayed a small raining and metalworking town, until industrialization broke
<br />through in late 19th century and Suhl became a centre of Germany's arm production, specialized on rifles and guns
<br />with companies such as Sauer & Sohn. Furthermore, the engineering industry was based in Suhl with Simson, a
<br />famous car and moped producer. In 1952, Suhl became one of East Germany's 14 district capitals, which led to a
<br />government -directed period of urban growth and conversion. Its results — a typical 1960s concrete architecture -marked
<br />city centre — are defining until today. With the loss of its administrative and industrial functions, Suhl saw a lasting
<br />period of urban decline since 1990.
<br />Suhl is known for its sportsmen, especially in shooting, winter sports, and volleyball.
<br />Contents
<br />■ 1 History
<br />■ 1.1 Middle Ages
<br />■ 1.2 Early modern period
<br />■ 1.3 Since 1815
<br />■ 1.4 History of arms production
<br />■ 2 Geography and demographics
<br />■ 2.1 Topography and geology
<br />■ 2.2 Administrative division
<br />■ 2.3 Demographics
<br />■ 3 Culture, sights and cityscape
<br />■ 3.1 Cultural institutions
<br />■ 3.2 Cityscape
<br />■ 3.3 Sights and architectural heritage
<br />■ 4 Economy and infrastructure
<br />■ 4.1 Agriculture, industry and services
<br />■ 4.2 Transport
<br />■ 4.3 Education
<br />■ 5 Politics
<br />■ 5.1 Mayor and city council
<br />■ 5.2 Twin towns
<br />■ 6 Notable people
<br />■ 7 References
<br />■ 8 External links
<br />History
<br />Middle Ages
<br />First appearing in 1318, the coat of arms from 1365 shows two hammers, indicating the city's most important
<br />livelihood: metal processing. The region belonged to the Henneberg Counts since the 11th century and Suhl was
<br />located on an important trade route from Gotha, Erfurt and Arnstadt passing the mountains at Oberhof and continuing
<br />to the Henneberg's residence, Schleusingen.
<br />Early modern period
<br />Coordinates: 5003638"N 10041'35"E
<br />Suhl has been a Flecken (small market town) since 1445 and the full municipal rights were granted in 1527 making Suhl one of the youngest cities in Thuringia. The
<br />Reformation was introduced in 1544 and the Hennebergs died out in 1583, as Suhl became part of Saxony, where it remained until 1815. Unlike most of Thuringia, it didn't
<br />belong to the Ernestine line but to the Albertine line of the Wettins since 1660, so that it had been a Saxonian and later Prussian exclave within Thuringia for nearly 300
<br />years. During the 16th century, iron mining and metalworking saw a boom, finished by the Thirty Years' War, as general Johann Ludwig Hektor von Isolani's troops burnt
<br />down the city in 1634.
<br />Since 1815
<br />The Congress of Vienna in 1815 led to the Saxonian loss of Suhl, which became part of Prussia now. Staying an exclave within Ernestine territories, Suhl was part of the
<br />Schleusingen district until the dissolution of Prussia in 1945.
<br />The later 19th century brought the connection to the railway in 1882 and the industrialisation of the metalworking business. About 1920, Suhl has been a centre of left-wing
<br />revolutionary groups, so that the Reichswehr occupied the city (and the neighbour -town Zella-Mehlis) during the Kapp Putsch and ended the workers uprising. After 1935,
<br />the military industry saw another boom, caused by the Nazi armament. About 10,000 forced labourers had to work in the city's arms industry after 1940.
<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhl 1/5
<br />Suhl
<br />View over Suhl
<br />Coat of arms
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<br />Coordinates:
<br />50°36'38"N 10°41'35"E
<br />Country
<br />Germany
<br />State
<br />Thuringia
<br />District
<br />Urban district
<br />Government
<br />• Mayor
<br />Jens Triebel (Ind.)
<br />Area
<br />• Total
<br />102.70 Lanz (39.65 sq mi)
<br />Population (2014-12-31)x11
<br />• Total
<br />36,208
<br />• Density
<br />350/km2 (910/sq mi)
<br />Time zone
<br />CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
<br />Postal codes
<br />98501-98530
<br />Dialling
<br />03681
<br />codes
<br />Vehicle
<br />SHL
<br />registration
<br />Website
<br />www.suhitri£ft.de
<br />(http://www.suhltrifft.de/english/)
<br />Suhl has been a Flecken (small market town) since 1445 and the full municipal rights were granted in 1527 making Suhl one of the youngest cities in Thuringia. The
<br />Reformation was introduced in 1544 and the Hennebergs died out in 1583, as Suhl became part of Saxony, where it remained until 1815. Unlike most of Thuringia, it didn't
<br />belong to the Ernestine line but to the Albertine line of the Wettins since 1660, so that it had been a Saxonian and later Prussian exclave within Thuringia for nearly 300
<br />years. During the 16th century, iron mining and metalworking saw a boom, finished by the Thirty Years' War, as general Johann Ludwig Hektor von Isolani's troops burnt
<br />down the city in 1634.
<br />Since 1815
<br />The Congress of Vienna in 1815 led to the Saxonian loss of Suhl, which became part of Prussia now. Staying an exclave within Ernestine territories, Suhl was part of the
<br />Schleusingen district until the dissolution of Prussia in 1945.
<br />The later 19th century brought the connection to the railway in 1882 and the industrialisation of the metalworking business. About 1920, Suhl has been a centre of left-wing
<br />revolutionary groups, so that the Reichswehr occupied the city (and the neighbour -town Zella-Mehlis) during the Kapp Putsch and ended the workers uprising. After 1935,
<br />the military industry saw another boom, caused by the Nazi armament. About 10,000 forced labourers had to work in the city's arms industry after 1940.
<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhl 1/5
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