# Schleusingen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Schleusingen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Schleusingen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleusingen > Source revision: 1345083314 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = |image_coa = DEU Schleusingen COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|50|31|N|10|45|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Schleusingen in HBN.png |state = Thuringia |district = Hildburghausen |elevation = 372 |area = 125.56 |postal_code = 98553 |area_code = 036841 |licence = HBN |Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 69 043 |divisions = 7 |website = [https://www.schleusingen.de/ www.schleusingen.de] |mayor = Andre Henneberg[https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht], Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021. |leader_term = 2018–24 |party = }} '''Schleusingen''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʃlɔʏzɪŋən|-|De-Schleusingen.ogg}}) is a town in the [district of Hildburghausen](/source/Hildburghausen_(district)), in [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated 10 km north of [Hildburghausen](/source/Hildburghausen), and 12 km southeast of [Suhl](/source/Suhl). == Geography == The town of Schleusingen in the Henneberger Land got its name from the river [Schleuse](/source/Schleuse), which passes through its town districts Ratscher and Rappelsdorf. The town itself is located on the river [Nahe](/source/Nahe_(Schleuse)), a tributary of the Schleuse, which runs south of the core town area. From the north, from Erlau, the river [Erle](/source/Erle_(river)) joins the Nahe in Schleusingen. === Subdivisions === The town of Schleusingen includes next to the core town another seventeen districts: Altendambach, Breitenbach, Erlau, Fischbach, Geisenhöhn, Gethles, Gottfriedsberg, Heckengereuth, Hirschbach, Hinternah, Oberrod, Rappelsdorf, Ratscher, Schleusingerneundorf, Silbach, [Sankt Kilian](/source/Sankt_Kilian) and Waldau In addition, terms for residential areas such as' 'Upper-' 'and' 'Lower Town, Schmuckplatz, Weißer Berg, Hirtengrund, Kalkrangen, Sonneneck, Rubetal ' etc. are common in the population. ==History== Schleusingen was first mentioned in documents in 1232 as 'Villa Slusungen'. Count [Poppo VII of Henneberg](/source/Poppo_VII_of_Henneberg) built the Bertholdsburg as a residence and fortification in the period from 1226 to 1232. In 1274 the [County of Henneberg](/source/County_of_Henneberg) was partitioned into three lines; the Bertholdsburg then became the residence of the Schleusinger line of the Counts of Henneberg. Schleusingen experienced a catastrophic fire in 1353; further fires in 1679, 1765, 1773 and 1876 destroyed whole districts of the town. In 1412 Schleusingen received the {{lang|de|[Stadtrecht](/source/Stadtrecht)}} (the right to be considered a town) but only in 1533 the {{lang|de|{{ill|Marktrecht|de}}}} (the right to, among other things, hold a folk festival or a weekly market). In 1502 Count Wilhelm IV founded a Barfüsserkloster (monastery) in the outskirts. During the riots in the [German Peasants' War](/source/German_Peasants'_War) in the spring of 1525, the inhabitants, documents and valuables of the neighboring monasteries [Veßra](/source/Kloster_Ve%C3%9Fra) and {{ill|Kloster Trostadt|lt=Trostadt|de}} were sent to Schleusingen to be brought to safety at the Bertholdsburg. In 1544 the [Reformation](/source/Reformation) was introduced. The Aegidienkapelle of the St. Johannis Church became the burial place of the Counts of Henneberg in 1566 and of [Elisabeth of Brandenburg](/source/Elisabeth_of_Brandenburg%2C_Duchess_of_Brunswick-Calenberg-G%C3%B6ttingen). The Barfüsserkloster was transferred into state ownership and from 1560 it was used as a school. On 7 June 1577 this school was inaugurated on as a [Gymnasium](/source/Gymnasium_(school)) (high school) and still exists today under the name [Hennebergisches Gymnasium "Georg Ernst"](/source/Hennebergisches_Gymnasium_%22Georg_Ernst%22). Until 1583 Schleusingen was the seat of the Counts of Henneberg. After the death of Count {{ill|Georg Ernst (Henneberg-Schleusingen)|lt=Georg Ernst|de}}, with whose death the Henneberg line was extinguished, Schleusingen was transferred to the Saxon dukes of the [Ernestine](/source/House_of_Wettin) and the [Albertine](/source/House_of_Wettin) lines, at first under joint administration. From 1500 to 1806 Schleusingen belonged to the [Franconian Circle](/source/Franconian_Circle) of the [Holy Roman Empire](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire). === Incorporations === * Fischbach on 1 March 1970 * Geisenhöhn and Gottfriedsberg on 1 April 1974 * Gethles, Ratscher and Heckengereuth on 22 February 1994 * Rappelsdorf on 1 June 1996 * [Nahetal-Waldau](/source/Nahetal-Waldau) and [Sankt Kilian](/source/Sankt_Kilian) on 6 July 2018 === Population Development === Population development (from 1960 on 31 December): {| | valign="top" width="25%" | * 1791: 2,050 * 1831: 2,725 * 1852: 3,105 * 1960: 5,310 * 1994: 5,585 * 1995: 5,605 * 1996: 6,007 * 1997: 5,995 * 1998: 5,990 * 1999: 5,949 * 2000: 5,923 | valign="top" width="25%" | * 2001: 5,854 * 2002: 5,892 * 2003: 5,868 * 2004: 5,808 * 2005: 5,769 * 2006: 5,653 * 2007: 5,609 * 2008: 5,481 * 2009: 5,445 * 2010: 5,384 * 2011: 5,415 | valign="top" width="25%" | * 2012: 5,392 * 2013: 5,394 * 2014: 5,390 * 2015: 5,342 * 2016: 5,391 |} == Main sights == * Castle Bertholdsburg * Townchurch St. Johannis * Teutsche Schule * market place thumb|300px|left|Castle Bertholdsburg; built between 1223 and 1232 thumbnail|300px|left|Townchurch St. Johannis thumbnail|300px|left|Teutsche Schule; built 1681, moved 1868 {{Cities and towns in Hildburghausen (district)}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} Category:Hildburghausen (district) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Schleusingen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleusingen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleusingen?action=history)). 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