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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Altenburger Land

Elevation
  
250 m (820 ft)

Area
  
5 km²

Population
  
342 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
034496

State
  
Thuringia

Municipal assoc.
  
Oberes Sprottental

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Postal code
  
04626

Local time
  
Wednesday 1:21 AM

Vollmershain

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 91% Humidity

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

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Map of 04626 Vollmershain, Germany

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

    Vollmershain Wikipedia
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