Greiz

Greiz

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Greiz coa.pnglat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 39 |lat_sec = 17
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 11 |lon_sec = 59
Lageplan = Greiz in GRZ.pngLageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Thüringen
Landkreis = Greiz
Höhe = 265
Fläche = 53.89
Einwohner = 23368
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 07961–07973
PLZ-alt = 66
Vorwahl = 03661
Kfz = GRZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 76 022
Gliederung = 16
Website = [http://www.greiz.de/ www.greiz.de]
Bürgermeister = Gerd Grüner
Partei = SPD

Greiz is a town in Thuringia, the capital of the district Greiz. Greiz is situated in eastern Thuringia on the river "Weiße Elster".

The prime location of Greiz at the river Weiße Elster and the stream Göltzsch made it a fast growing town. It kept expanding during the last 1000 years. It has been recognized as town in the 13th century for the first time. Later the Reuß, a ruling German dynasty, built 2 castles in Greiz: the "Oberes Schloss" (Upper castle) and the "Unteres Schloss" (Lower castle). Both were built by famous architects and are still considered unique. Greiz has a large park in its center which is classified as an English garden. Its landscape is unique and well worth a visit. Thomasstraße, Burgstraße, Marktstraße, Waldstraße, and Leonhardtstraße with their Jugendstil houses are well known examples of that architectural style.

During the World War II Greiz didn't suffer much damage, although 3 of the 5 bridges in town were destroyed. In 1941, Ulf Merbold was born there, who became in 1983 the first astronaut from the Federal Republic of Germany (Sigmund Jähn, born only 40km away, was the first German space traveller, representing the German Democratic Republic in 1978 as a cosmonaut).

Greiz has a population of about 23,350 people (as of December 31, 2006).

In addition to a chemical works and a paper factory there are mechanical engineering operations, plastics manufacturing businesses, wood machining enterprises, medical technology, suppliers to the automobile industry, printing houses and breweries. In recent years various high tech businesses (sensor technology, climate simulators, micro-chip production) and environmental technology companies developed.

Adjacent cities include:
*Elsterberg
*Reichenbach
*Hohenleuben
*Werdau

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-greiz.de/en/index.html District Greiz]


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