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Suhl | |
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 View over Suhl | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Suhl within Thuringia  | |
  Suhl  Suhl | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′38″N 10°41′35″E / 50.61056°N 10.69306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | Town and 10 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | André Knapp[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 141.62 km2 (54.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 37,009 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98527–98530, 98711 |
| Dialling codes | 03681, 036846, 036782 |
| Vehicle registration | SHL |
| Website | www.suhltrifft.de |
Suhl (German pronunciation: [zuːl] ) is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located SW of Erfurt, 110 kilometres (68 miles) NE of Würzburg and 130 kilometres (81 miles) N of Nuremberg. With its 37,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest of the six urban districts within Thuringia. Together with its northern neighbour-town Zella-Mehlis, Suhl forms the largest urban area in the Thuringian Forest with a population of 46,000. The region around Suhl is marked by up to 1,000-meter-high mountains, including Thuringia's highest peak, the Großer Beerberg (983 m), approximately 5 kilometres (3 miles) NE of the city centre.
Suhl was first mentioned in 1318 and stayed a small mining and metalworking town, until industrialization broke through in late 19th century and Suhl became a centre of Germany's arms production, specialized on rifles and guns with companies such as Sauer & Sohn. Furthermore, the engineering industry was based in Suhl with Simson, a famous car and moped producer. In 1952, Suhl became one of East Germany's 14 district capitals, which led to a government-directed period of urban growth and conversion. Its results – a typical 1960s concrete architecture-marked city centre – are defining to the present. With the loss of its administrative and industrial functions, Suhl saw a lasting period of urban decline starting in 1990.
Suhl is known for its sportsmen, especially in shooting, winter sports, and volleyball.
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.