Zeulenroda-Triebes

Zeulenroda-Triebes
Zeulenroda-Triebes
Town
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Zeulenroda-Triebes within Greiz district
	Zeulenroda-Triebes Zeulenroda-Triebes
	Coordinates: 50°38′55″N 11°58′50″E / 50.64861°N 11.98056°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Greiz
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Heike Bergmann
Area
• Total	134.72 km2 (52.02 sq mi)
Elevation	415 m (1,362 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	16,021
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07931–07937, 07950
Dialling codes	036628, 036622
Vehicle registration	GRZ, ZR
Website	www.zeulenroda-triebes.de

Zeulenroda-Triebes is a German town in the district of Greiz in the state of Thuringia.

Zeulenroda-Triebes is situated in the south of Greiz in the mountains of the Thuringian Slate Mountains (Thüringer Schiefergebirge), on the border with Saxony. The population of Zeulenroda-Triebes in 2006 was about 18,000. The largest company is Bauerfeind AG. The most famous sight in the town is the neoclassical town hall, built in 1827. Zeulenroda-Triebes is also known for the International Thuringia Women's Cycling Tour.

Zeulenroda unt Bf station lies on the Werdau–Mehltheuer railway.

History

Zeulenroda was mentioned in a document for a Saalburg convent as early as 1325, in Medieval Latin as Zulenrode. The village became a town in 1438. Zeulenroda belonged to the principality of the House of Reuss Elder Line for several centuries. On April 16, 1945 the United States Army took over Zeulenroda without a battle. On July 1 the Red Army occupied the town. In 1949 Zeulenroda and Triebes became a part of the German Democratic Republic. After German reunification in 1990, the Free State of Thuringia was reestablished. Zeulenroda merged with Triebes in 2006. The new name of the town is Zeulenroda-Triebes.

Zeulenroda barrage

Population development

In 1908 the population of Zeulenroda reached the 10,000 mark. In 1946, the town had grown to more than 14,000 inhabitants through many resettlers. At the beginning of the 1990s more than 15,000 people lived in Zeulenroda. In recent years the number of inhabitants has declined slightly.

Population development to 2017

1830–2005 (Zeulenroda only)

1830: 8,449
1905: 9,776
1910: 10,389
1925: 11,047
1933: 12,247
1939: 12,688
1946: 14,039
1950: 13,694
1960: 13,684
1981: 14,709
1995: 15,021
2000: 14,600
2005: 13,434

2005–2019 (Zeulenroda-Triebes)

2005: 17,4741
2006: 17,211
2007: 16,924
2008: 16,606
2009: 16,344
2010: 16,139
2011: 16,445
2012: 17,347

2013: 17,098
2014: 16,948
2015: 16,901
2016: 16,115
2017: 16,594
2018: 16,487
2019: 16,350

Data source: Thürigian State Statistics Center

1 before the merger of the two towns

Local council

The elections in May 2014 showed the following results:

CDU 11 seats
The Left 5 seats
SPD 3 seats
BIZ 2 seats
TV 2 seats
FDP 1 seat

BIZ means Bürgerinitiative für sozialverträgliche Abgaben und Leistungsgerechtigkeit in Zeulenroda und Umgebung e. V.
TV means: Wählergemeinschaft Thüringer Vogtland