Gefell is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia , Germany .
5-557: It is situated 16 km south of Schleiz , and 14 km northwest of Hof . It is where the Berlin professional audio company Georg Neumann GmbH relocated during World War II . During the time of the GDR , Gefell was in East Germany and private companies were nationalized, including this factory. Since reunification, the company, now known as Microtech Gefell , has specialized in microphones and
10-473: A settlement established about 1200 ("Altstadt") and a separate "Neustadt" that was established next to it. The "Neustadt" had a castle and a city wall. Until 2 December 1482 they were totally separate communities after which they combined to one city. There was a settlement of the Teutonic Order here, and for some years previous to 1848 the town was the capital of the small principality of Reuss-Schleiz . In
15-468: Is once again privately owned, this time by the families of managers of the pre-war Neumann company. [REDACTED] Media related to Gefell at Wikimedia Commons This Saale-Orla-Kreis location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Schleiz Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia , Germany . The former municipality Crispendorf
20-760: The vicinity a battle was fought, between the French and the Prussians on 9 October 1806. Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Schleiz was part of the Principality of Reuss-Gera . During World War II hundreds of women and men from several nations, including the Soviet Union were transported to Schleiz as forced laborers. At least 60 of them died there. The palace was destroyed April 1945. Trend of population figures: 1834 — 1995 1996 — 2002 2003 — 2009 Schleiz
25-674: Was merged into Schleiz in January 2019, and Burgk in December 2019. Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia , Saxony , Bavaria and the Czech Republic . The city is located in a valley with the river Wisenta near the motorway A 9 ( Berlin – München ). Distances calculated as between town centers. Schleiz includes the following subdivisions: Schleiz can be traced back to
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