Zella-Mehlis

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Zella-Mehlis
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Zella-Mehlis
Zella-Mehlis (Germany)
Zella-Mehlis
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
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
Map

Coordinates: 50°39′35″N 10°40′1″E / 50.65972, 10.66694

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.