Vollmershain

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen =
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 51 |lat_sec = 19
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 17 |lon_sec = 18
Lageplan = Vollmershain in ABG.pngBundesland = Thüringen
Landkreis = Altenburger Land
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Oberes Sprottental
Höhe = 250
Fläche = 5.00
Einwohner = 340
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 04626
Vorwahl = 034496
Kfz = ABG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 77 049
Adresse-Verband = Am Gemeindeamt 4
04626 Nöbdenitz
Website = [http://www.vollmershain.de/ www.vollmershain.de]
Bürgermeister = Gerd Junghanns
Partei = CDU

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

Geography

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.

References

*The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that in its German equivalent.