Schmalkalden

Schmalkalden is a town in the Kreis ("district") of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in the southwestern portion of the German state of Thuringia.

Related Topics:
Schmalkalden-Meiningen - Thuringia

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Known as early as AD 874, it became a town in 1180. In 1583, it became a possession of the Landgrave of Hesse. Before World War II, it was in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau. The town sustained heavy bomb damage in World War II. After the reunification of Germany, it attained its present political configuration. The present population is about 18,000.

Related Topics:
Landgrave of Hesse - Hesse-Nassau

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In its town hall, in 1531 the important Protestant League of Schmalkalden, or Smalkald, was concluded, and where later the articles of Schmalkalden were drawn up in 1537 by Luther, Melanchthon and other reformers.

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League of Schmalkalden - Luther - Melanchthon

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