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Schalkau

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Sonneberg

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
33.58 km²

Population
  
3,286 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
036766

State
  
Thuringia

Elevation
  
400 m (1,300 ft)

Postal codes
  
96528

Local time
  
Friday 3:08 AM

Postal code
  
96528

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 87% Humidity

Schalkau is a town in the district of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 13 km west of Sonneberg, and 15 km north of Coburg.

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Map of 96528 Schalkau, Germany

Transportation

Schalkau has two train stations, Schalkau and Schalkau Mitte, on the Hinterland Railway (Hinterlandbahn) from Sonneberg Hauptbahnhof to Eisfeld. There is also a regular bus service to Sonneberg.

Education

There is one secondary school, educating pupils 11-16 (ordinarily) which falls into the 'Realschule' category. The school is named after the famous German writer, Goethe. There is a post office and a few other facilities.

Town division

The town has 8 districts:

Inhabitants

Number of inhabitants (as of 31. December):

Source since 1994: Thuringia statistical office Erfurt

Personalities

  • Jan Eichhorn (born 1981), luger
  • Maximilian Mörlin (1516-1584), Protestant theologian and reformer
  • David Möller (born 1982), luger
  • Fritz Mueller (1907-2001), aerospace engineer
  • References

    Schalkau Wikipedia