Zella-Mehlis
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Zella-Mehlis | |
Coat of arms | Location |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
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State | Thuringia |
District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen |
Mayor | Karl-Uwe Panse |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 28.09 km² (10.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 450-700 m |
Population | 12,245 (31/12/2005) |
- Density | 436 /km² (1,129 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | SM |
Postal code | 98544 |
Area code | 03682 |
Website | www.zella-mehlis.de |
Location of the town of Zella-Mehlis within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district | |
Zella-Mehlis is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 5 km north of Suhl, and 20 km east of Meiningen. The town of Zella-Mehlis is the sight of the original Walther arms weapons factory. It remained there until the Russians occupied eastern Germany at the end of World War II.
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