Schmalkalden

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Schmalkalden
Town
Schmalkalden about 1900
Coat of arms
Location of Schmalkalden within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
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Coordinates: 50°43′N 10°27′E / 50.717°N 10.450°E / 50.717; 10.450
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Thomas Kaminski[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	105.35 km2 (40.68 sq mi)
Elevation	295 m (968 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	20,065
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	98574
Dialling codes	03683
Vehicle registration	SM
Website	www.schmalkalden.de

Schmalkalden (German pronunciation: [ʃmalˈkaldən]) 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^[update], the town had a population of 20,065.