Lemnitz is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

Saale-Orla-Kreis Saale-Orla is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Saale-Holzland, Greiz, the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony, the Bavarian districts Hof and Kronach, and the district ...

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and lar ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

, on the edge of the

Thuringian Forest The Thuringian Forest (''Thüringer Wald'' in German), is a mountain range in the southern parts of the German state of Thuringia, running northwest to southeast. Skirting from its southerly source in foothills to a gorge on its north-west side ...

. The town is a member of the municipal association

Triptis Triptis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 22 km southwest of Gera. The town is the seat of the municipal association Triptis. History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Triptis was ...

Notable people

Albert Abicht Albert Abicht (9 December 1893 in Lemnitz, Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach – 5 January 1973, in Nuremberg) was a German farmer and politician ( ThLB/ DNVP, NSDAP). Agriculture After elementary school, Abicht attended the agricultural school in ...

(1893–1973) - politician

References

Saale-Orla-Kreis Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach {{SaaleOrla-geo-stub