Vollmershain

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Vollmershain
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Vollmershain (Germany)
Vollmershain
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Altenburger Land
Municipal assoc. Oberes Sprottental
Mayor Gerd Junghanns (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 5.00 km² (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation 250 m  (820 ft)
Population 340  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 68 /km² (176 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ABG
Postal code 04626
Area code 034496
Website www.vollmershain.de
Location of Vollmershain within Altenburger Land district
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Coordinates: 50°51′19″N 12°17′18″E / 50.85528, 12.28833

Vollmershain is a town in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land in Germany.

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[edit] Geography

[edit] 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).

[edit] Neighbouring communities

Other municipalities near Vollmershain are Heukewalde, Jonaswalde, Posterstein, Nöbdenitz, Thonhausen, and the Weißbach district of Schmölln in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land.

[edit] History

  • The village was first mentioned in writing in 1181 in a tithe register of the Posau Cloister in Zeitz.

[edit] References

  • The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that in its German equivalent.


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