Suhl
Sign in to saveSuhl () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located SW of Erfurt, NE of Würzburg and N of Nuremberg. With its 37,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the six urban districts within Thuringia. Together with its northern neighbour-town Zella-Mehlis, Suhl forms the largest urban area in the Thuringian Forest with a population of 46,000. The region around Suhl is marked by up to 1,000-meter-high mountains, including Thuringia's highest peak, the Großer Beerberg (983 m), approximately NE of the city centre.
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Suhl is a city in the Thuringia region of Germany with about 37,000 residents, making it the smallest of Thuringia's six urban districts. Located in the Thuringian Forest area known for its mountainous terrain, Suhl and its neighboring town Zella-Mehlis together form the largest urban area in the region with a combined population of 46,000.
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- View over Suhl
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- Location of Suhl within Thuringia
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- German location.postal_code
- 98527–98530, 98711
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22 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Since 1815
- History of arms production
- Geography
- Topography and geology
- Administrative division
- Cityscape
- Demographics
- Politics
- Economy and infrastructure
- Agriculture, industry and services
- Transport
- Education
- Culture
- Sights
- Image gallery
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Suhl () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located SW of Erfurt, NE of Würzburg and N of Nuremberg. With its 37,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the six urban districts within Thuringia. Together with its northern neighbour-town Zella-Mehlis, Suhl forms the largest urban area in the Thuringian Forest with a population of 46,000. The region around Suhl is marked by up to 1,000-meter-high mountains, including Thuringia's highest peak, the Großer Beerberg (983 m), approximately NE of the city centre.
Suhl was first mentioned in 1318 and stayed a small mining and metalworking town, until industrialization broke through in late 19th century and Suhl became a centre of Germany's arms production, specialized on rifles and guns with companies such as Sauer & Sohn. Furthermore, the engineering industry was based in Suhl with Simson, a famous car and moped producer. In 1952, Suhl became one of East Germany's 14 district capitals, which led to a government-directed period of urban growth and conversion. Its results – a typical 1960s concrete architecture-marked city centre – are defining to the present. With the loss of its administrative and industrial functions, Suhl saw a lasting period of urban decline starting in 1990.