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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.




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.




= 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)

=

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




Twin towns – sister cities



Zeulenroda-Triebes is twinned with:




Notable people



Paul Herman Geithner (1902–1972), was born in Zeulenroda and immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1908. His grandson, Timothy Geithner, was the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury, serving under President Barack Obama.

Johann Christian Gottlieb Ackermann (1756–1801), physician
Gustav Schreck (1849–1918), Thomaskantor in Leipzig
Heinrich Seeling (1852–1932), architect
Fritz Wächtler (1891–1945), National Socialist politician
Gerd Schenker (born 1948), percussionist
Jürgen Raab (born 1958), football player and coach
Thomas Barth (born 1960), cyclist
Henning Bürger (born 1969), football player and coach
Doreen Dietel (born 1974), actress
Alexander John (born 1986), hurdler
René Enders (born 1987), track cyclist




References






External links



Official website (in German)
Unofficial website
Landkreis Greiz

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Daftar kota di Jerman
• Daftar kota kembar di Ceko
• Zeulenroda-Triebes
• Triebes
• Bauerfeind
• Zeulenroda unt Bf station
• Greiz (district)
• Zadelsdorf
• Merkendorf, Thuringia
• List of cities and towns in Germany
• List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
• Silberfeld