Zella-Mehlis

Zella-Mehlis is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, located in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the scenic Thuringian Forest, approximately 5 km north of Suhl and 20 km east of Meiningen. The town was notably home to Walther and Anschütz, two of Germany's most notable firearm manufacturers, both of which were originally founded in Zella-Mehlis. They operated there until Soviet occupation of Eastern Germany at the conclusion of World War II caused both companies to move.

Zella-Mehlis
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Zella-Mehlis
Coat of arms
Location of Zella-Mehlis within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
Zella-Mehlis is located in Germany
Zella-Mehlis
Zella-Mehlis
Zella-Mehlis is located in Thuringia
Zella-Mehlis
Zella-Mehlis
Coordinates: 50°39′35″N 10°40′1″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSchmalkalden-Meiningen
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24) Richard Rossel[1]
Area
 • Total52.99 km2 (20.46 sq mi)
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total12,514
 • Density240/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98544
Dialling codes03682
Vehicle registrationSM
Websitewww.zella-mehlis.de

In January 2019, the former municipality Benshausen was integrated into Zella-Mehlis, expanding the town's jurisdiction.

Historical Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
194617,352—    
195016,914−0.64%
196016,370−0.33%
198114,444−0.59%
198413,921−1.22%
199413,401−0.38%
199513,100−2.25%
199612,990−0.84%
199712,941−0.38%
199812,933−0.06%
199913,206+2.11%
200013,036−1.29%
200112,961−0.58%
200212,726−1.81%
200312,544−1.43%
200412,495−0.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
200512,245−2.00%
200612,095−1.22%
200711,951−1.19%
200811,910−0.34%
200911,743−1.40%
201011,747+0.03%
201111,075−5.72%
201210,855−1.99%
201310,785−0.64%
201410,669−1.08%
201510,631−0.36%
201610,595−0.34%
201710,813+2.06%
201810,537−2.55%
201912,727+20.78%
202012,630−0.76%
Population as of 31 December (1946: 29 October 1950: 31 August)
Source: Source since 1994: Thuringian State office of Statistics

Twin towns

Zella-Mehlis is twinned with:

Martin Luther elementary school
Train station Zella-Mehlis
Surroundings of Zella-Mehlis

People
  • Helmut Recknagel (* 1937), the first German Olympic ski jumping champion and world champion, started for SC Motor Zella-Mehlis
  • Johann Kaspar Friedrich Manso (1759-1826), teacher, historian and philologist
  • Johann Heinrich Ehrhardt (1805-1883), locomotive builder, engineer of the Saxon Railroad
  • Johann Peter Haseney (1812-1869), copper engraver, creator of the first German stamp "Schwarzer Einser" (Black one)
  • Karl Künstler (1901–1945), Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
  • Michael Schumann (1946-2000), professor of philosophy, politician (SED, PDS), Member of the Brandenburg Landtag, Member of the Bundestag
  • Anja Kampe (born 1968), Opera singer
  • Carl Walther (1858-1915), gunsmith
  • Marcel Callo (1921-1945), blessed of the Roman Catholic Church, a place was named here after him
  • Horst Queck (born 1943), ski jumper
  • Reinhard Heß (1945-2007), ski jumping coach of the German national team
  • Fredi Albrecht (born 1947), wrestler and competitor, visited the children's and youth sports school here
  • Klaus-Peter Göpfert (born 1948), wrestler, attended the children's and sports school in Zella-Mehlis
  • Rainer Schmidt (born 1948), ski jumper, overall winner of the Four Hills Tournament, lives in Zella-Mehlis
  • Christoph Matschie (born 1961), politician, SPD Chairman of the State of Thuringia 1999–2014, minister and parliamentary secretary of state, received training as a mechanic in Zella-Mehlis
  • Kati Wilhelm (born 1976), biathlete
  • Sebastian Haseney (born 1978), Nordic Combiner
  • Franz Göring (born 1984), cross-country skier, lives in Zella-Mehlis
  • Andi Langenhan (born 1984), Rennrodler
  • Frank Rommel (born 1984), Skeleton Pilots
  • Tino Edelmann (born 1985), Nordic Combiner

References
  1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.


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