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Schmalkalden (IPA: [ʃmalˈkaldən]) is a town in the Kreis ("district") of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in the southwestern portion of Thuringia state in Germany.
[edit] History
Known as early as 874, it became a town in 1180. In 1583, it became a possession of the Landgrave of Hesse. Before World War II, it was in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau. The town sustained heavy bomb damage in World War II. After the reunification of Germany, it attained its present political configuration. The present population is about 18,000.
In its town hall, in 1531, the Schmalkaldic League was established by Protestant princes to protect religious and political interests within their domains. In 1537 the Schmalkald Articles were drawn up by Martin Luther, Philipp Melanchthon, and other reformers.
[edit] Main sights
- Church of St. George
- Town hall
- Reformed school
- Lutheran Deanship
- Todenwarth's stone house
- The island and the Salt Bridge
- The Rose Pharmacy
- Luther's house
- The Court of Hessen
- The Liebaug House
- Large stone house
- Weidebrunn Lane 30
- Town fortifications
- The hospital and its chapel
- Wilhelmsburg Castle
- Stengel's house
- The cemetery church
[edit] Famous people
Schmalkalden is the home town of Sven Fischer and Kati Wilhelm.
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