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Floh-Seligenthal
Floh-Seligenthal is a municipality in the district Schmalkalden-Meiningen, in Thuringia, Germany.
Floh-Seligenthal | |
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Seligenthal in winter | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Floh-Seligenthal within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district | |
Floh-Seligenthal Floh-Seligenthal | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′N 10°29′E / 50.750°N 10.483°ECoordinates: 50°45′N 10°29′E / 50.750°N 10.483°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen |
| Subdivisions | 6 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Ralf Holland-Nell[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 68.78 km2 (26.56 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 480 m (1,570 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,866 |
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98593 |
| Dialling codes | 03683, 036849 |
| Vehicle registration | SM |
| Website | www.floh-seligenthal.de |
Notable people
Born in Floh-Seligenthal
- Johann Michael Bach III, (1745 - 1820) German composer, lawyer and music theorist
- Carola Anding, (* 1960) East German cross-country skier
Notable residents
- Gerhard Grimmer, (* 1943) East German cross-country skier
- Matthias Jacob, (* 1960) East German biathlete
- Frank Luck, (* 1967)German and before 1990 East German biathlete
- René Hoppe, (* 1976) German bobsledder
- Sven Fischer, (* 1971) German biathlete
Town twinning
Floh-Seligenthal is twinned with:
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2021" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.