Stadt Schmölln

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The town of Schmölln, with a population of around 13,500, is located in the west of the Altenburger Land district. Buildings of cultural and historical interest include the Gothic town hall and St. Nikolai town church. Convenient rail connections to large parts of Thuringia and Saxony, as well as the town's close proximity to the A 4 motorway, have made it an attractive location for many investors in recent years. Traditional industries such as food and beverage, metal processing, and plastics technology are now located in the industrial areas. In addition, various companies producing for the automotive supply industry are also based here.

Numerous reconstructed houses, newly built residential areas, hotels, the Sparkassenkompetenzcentrum (savings bank competence center), the expansion of commercial facilities in all districts, the community and club house, but above all the “Ostthüringenhalle” as a multi-purpose hall for sporting and cultural events have significantly changed the cityscape in recent years.

In the immediate vicinity of the city park—below the Pfefferberg with its observation tower—the button and regional museum, housed in an old half-timbered building, offers extensive information about the button industry, which is so important for the city and once made Schmölln the “button city.”

The annual market festival is as much a part of this town's tradition as the famous Schmöllner Mutzbraten.

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