Schmalkalden
Schmalkalden | |
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Schmalkalden about 1900 | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Schmalkalden
within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district | |
Location of Schmalkalden | |
Schmalkalden Schmalkalden | |
| Coordinates: 50°43′N 10°27′E / 50.717°N 10.450°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Thomas Kaminski (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 105.38 km2 (40.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 19,323 |
| • Density | 183.36/km2 (474.91/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98574 |
| Dialling codes | 03683 |
| Vehicle registration | SM |
| Website | www.schmalkalden.de |
Schmalkalden (German pronunciation: [ʃmalˈkaldn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in the southwest of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest at the Schmalkalde river, a tributary to the Werra. As of 31 December 2022, the town had a population of 20,065.