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Vollmershain is a municipality in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land in Germany.
Vollmershain | |
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Location of Vollmershain within Altenburger Land district  | |
  Vollmershain  Vollmershain | |
| Coordinates: 50°51′19″N 12°17′18″E / 50.85528°N 12.28833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Altenburger Land |
| Municipal assoc. | Oberes Sprottental |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Gerd Junghanns[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 313 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04626 |
| Dialling codes | 034496 |
| Vehicle registration | ABG |
| Website | www.vollmershain.de |
Geography
editThe town's site
editThe 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).
Neighbouring communities
editOther municipalities near Vollmershain are Heukewalde, Jonaswalde, Posterstein, Nöbdenitz, Thonhausen, and the Weißbach district of Schmölln in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land.
History
edit- The village was first mentioned in writing in 1181 in a tithe register of the Posau Cloister in Zeitz.
- During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedish General Wrangel had his headquarters in the area around Vollmershain in 1646.
- Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vollmershein was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.
References
edit- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
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