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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]] 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] | [[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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Schleiz is located in the Thüringian Vögtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thüringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic. The city is located in a valley with the river Wisenta near the motorway A 9 (Berlin – München). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiz en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiz] | Schleiz is located in the Thüringian Vögtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thüringia, Saxony, Bavaria and the Czech Republic. The city is located in a valley with the river Wisenta near the motorway A 9 (Berlin – München). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiz en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleiz] | ||
Thüringia lies in eastern/central Germany, bordered by Saxony, Hesse and Bavaria. Thüringia (Thüringen) is located in central Germany. Thüringia borders on the German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria and Hesse. It has an area of 16,172 km² (6,244 sq mi) and 2.31 million inhabitants, making in the eleventh largest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany’s sixteen federal states. There are 144 inhabitants living in Thüringia per sq km. It is divided up into 17 administrative districts and 6 urban districts. The capital is Erfurt. | Thüringia lies in eastern/central Germany, bordered by Saxony, Hesse and Bavaria. Thüringia (Thüringen) is located in central Germany. Thüringia borders on the German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony, Bavaria and Hesse. It has an area of 16,172 km² (6,244 sq mi) and 2.31 million inhabitants, making in the eleventh largest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany’s sixteen federal states. There are 144 inhabitants living in Thüringia per sq km. It is divided up into 17 administrative districts and 6 urban districts. The capital is Erfurt. | ||
(This description of Thuringia is from: [http://www.mapzones.org/Thuringia.html www.mapzones.org/Thuringia.html]) | (This description of Thuringia is from: [http://www.mapzones.org/Thuringia.html www.mapzones.org/Thuringia.html]) | ||
= History = | = History = | ||
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== Civil Registration == | == Civil Registration == | ||
Civil registration began 1 January,1876. For more information about civil registration and the updated privacy laws for Germany, go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany]> Civil Registration. | Civil registration began 1 January,1876. Church records exist prior to 1876. For more information about civil registration and the updated privacy laws for Germany, go to [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany]> Civil Registration. | ||
Contact the Standesamt to request photocopies and/or transcriptions of birth, marriage and death records at: | Contact the Standesamt (Civil Registration Office) to request photocopies and/or transcriptions of birth, marriage and death records at: | ||
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Standesamt Schleiz | |||
Bahnhofstraße 1 | |||
07907 Schleiz | |||
Germany | |||
Germany | |||
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Tel. 03663 / 480 4128<br>Fax: 03 663 / 423 220 | |||
E-mail:[[Standesamt@schleiz.de|standesamt@schleiz.de]]<br> | |||
The fee for the first birth certificate is 10 Euros, and 5 Euros for a second birth certificate requested at the same time. This applies to marriage and death certificates also. For more information, go to: [https://www.standesamt.com/urkunden.php?standesamt_id=90&q=Standesamt%20Schleiz www.standesamt.com/urkunden.php] | |||
= Affiliated Towns = | = Affiliated Towns = | ||
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= Links = | = Links = | ||
[http://www.schleiz.de/news/index.htm www.schleiz.de/] | Official Schleiz website: [http://www.schleiz.de/news/index.htm www.schleiz.de/] | ||
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Seenplatte: (A VG is a group of villages and hamlets that join togethe<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1303339647765_90" />r into a shared community for administrative purposes. Multiple VG's exist in a district) The Seenplatte VG is made up of villages that surround Schleiz. [http://www.vg-seenplatte.de/inhalte/vg-seenplatte/_inhalt/gemeinden/goerkwitz/goerkwitz www.vg-seenplatte.de/inhalte/vg-seenplatte/_inhalt/gemeinden/goerkwitz/goerkwitz]<br> | |||
Schleiz Internet Shop: Purchase historical photos and books:[http://www.schleizer-heimathefte.de/index.htm http://www.schleizer-heimathefte.de/index.htm] | |||
City Planning Map of Schleiz. <br>[http://www.1001-stadtplan.de/stadtplan/schleiz/str/komtursteig.map www.1001-stadtplan.de/stadtplan/schleiz/str/komtursteig.map] | |||
Schleiz Museum: [http://www.rutheneum.de/ www.rutheneum.de/] | |||
<br> | Leipzig Genealogical Society: [http://www.lgg-leipzig.de/ www.lgg-leipzig.de/]<br>German Genealogical Society: [http://www.genealogy.net/ www.genealogy.net/] | ||
Reference for In-depth parish histories: [http://digital.slub-dresden.de/sammlungen/werkansicht/254971717/13/ digital.slub-dresden.de/sammlungen/werkansicht/254971717/13/] | |||