Schleiz

Schleiz developed from two neighbouring settlements in the Vogtland. The older town dates from around 1200, while a separate new town grew beside it with a castle and walls. The two communities were united on 2 December 1482. A house of the Teutonic Order also stood here, and Schleiz later became the seat of a small Reuss principality. On 9 October 1806 French and Prussian troops fought near the town during Napoleon's campaign against Prussia.