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[[Image:P8230199 Schleiz.JPG|thumb|right|267x200px | [[Image:P8230199 Schleiz.JPG|thumb|right|267x200px]]Schleiz, Germany | ||
<br>Germany > Thüringen > Saale-Orla-Kreis > Schleiz | <br>[[Germany]] > Thüringen > Saale-Orla-Kreis > Schleiz | ||
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Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla Kreis, Thüringia, Germany. | Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla Kreis, Thüringia, Germany. | ||
[[Image:Schleiz in SOK.PNG|thumb|center | [[Image:Schleiz in SOK.PNG|thumb|center]] Photo taken from : [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Schleiz_in_SOK.png upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Schleiz_in_SOK.png] | ||
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For several years, Schleiz was the working place of Konrad Duden. From 1869 to 1876 he was headmaster of Schleiz High School where he worked to unify German spelling. During his tenure there he published the work “Die deutsche Rechtschreibung” (The German spelling). Today, the former high school is now the home of the Duden Museum. | For several years, Schleiz was the working place of Konrad Duden. From 1869 to 1876 he was headmaster of Schleiz High School where he worked to unify German spelling. During his tenure there he published the work “Die deutsche Rechtschreibung” (The German spelling). Today, the former high school is now the home of the Duden Museum. | ||
[[Image:P8230234 Bergkirche.JPG|thumb|right | [[Image:P8230234 Bergkirche.JPG|thumb|right]]Widely visible on a ridge, separated by the Wisenta Valley, is the Bergkirche (Mountain Church), one of the most beautiful and important churches in eastern Thuringia and the burial place of the lords of Gera and the royalty of Reuss j. L. The architecture is late-Gothic with a Baroque interior. | ||
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