Schmalkalden

Schmalkalden
Schmalkalden about 1900
Location of Schmalkalden within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
Schmalkalden
Schmalkalden
Coordinates: 50°43′N 10°27′E / 50.717°N 10.450°E / 50.717; 10.450
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSchmalkalden-Meiningen
Government
  Mayor (202430) Thomas Kaminski (SPD)
Area
  Total
105.38 km2 (40.69 sq mi)
Elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
  Total
19,323
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98574
Dialling codes03683
Vehicle registrationSM
Websitewww.schmalkalden.de

Schmalkalden (German pronunciation: [ʃmalˈkaldn̩] ) is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in the southwest of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest at the Schmalkalde river, a tributary to the Werra. As of 31 December 2022, the town had a population of 20,065.