Pößneck

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Pößneck (also spelled Poessneck) is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 19 km (12 miles) east of Rudolstadt, and 26 km (16 miles) south of Jena.

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Coat of arms of Pößneck
Location of Pößneck within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
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Pößneck is located in Germany
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Pößneck is located in Thuringia
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Coordinates: 50°42′N 11°36′E / 50.700°N 11.600°E / 50.700; 11.600
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Orla-Kreis
Subdivisions6
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Michael Modde[1]
Area
 • Total
24.45 km2 (9.44 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
11,752
 • Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07371–07381
Dialling codes03647
Vehicle registrationSOK
Websitewww.poessneck.de

History

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Pößneck, which is of Slavonic origin, passed about 1300 to the Landgrave of Thuringia. Later it belonged to Saxony and later still to the duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, passing to Saxe-Meiningen in 1826.

A Gothic church built about 1390 now serves an Evangelical congregation. Pößneck also contains a Gothic town-hall erected during the succeeding century.

Balloon escape

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Pößneck was the home of the Strelzyk and Wetzel families prior to 15 September 1979, when both families flew out of East Germany in a homemade hot air balloon. Following the end of the Cold War and German reunification, they eventually moved back to Pößneck. Their story was the subject of the 1982 film Night Crossing and again in the 2018 film Balloon.

Economy

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Its chief industries are the making of flannel, porcelain, furniture, machines, musical instruments, and chocolate. The town has also tanneries, breweries, dyeworks and brickworks.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pössneck". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 175.