Vollmershain

Vollmershain
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Coordinates: 50°51′19″N 12°17′18″E / 50.85528°N 12.28833°E / 50.85528; 12.28833Coordinates: 50°51′19″N 12°17′18″E / 50.85528°N 12.28833°E / 50.85528; 12.28833
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Altenburger Land
Municipal assoc.	Oberes Sprottental
Government
• Mayor (2016–22)	Gerd Junghanns[1]
Area
• Total	5.00 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	310
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04626
Dialling codes	034496
Vehicle registration	ABG
Website	www.vollmershain.de

Vollmershain is a town in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land in Germany.

Geography[]

The town's site[]

The village of Vollmershain is located along 4 km of the Sprotte. The highest part of the community is 306.2 m high on the side of the Mühlberg (308.1 m).

Neighbouring communities[]

Other municipalities near Vollmershain are Heukewalde, Jonaswalde, Posterstein, Nöbdenitz, Thonhausen, and the Weißbach district of Schmölln in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land.

History[]

• The village was first mentioned in writing in 1181 in a tithe register of the Posau Cloister in Zeitz.
• During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedish General Wrangel had his headquarters in the area around Vollmershain in 1646.
• Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vollmershein was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg.

References[]

• The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that in its German equivalent.

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