Föritz

Ortsteil of Föritztal in Thuringia, Germany

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Location of Föritz

50°21′N 11°13′E / 50.350°N 11.217°E / 50.350; 11.217CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictSonneberg MunicipalityFöritztalArea

• Total32.12 km² (12.40 sq mi)Elevation

410 m (1,350 ft)Population

(2016-12-31)

• Total3,404 • Density110/km² (270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

96524

Dialling codes036764

Föritz is a village and a former municipality on the small Föritz river, which flows into the Steinach) in the Sonneberg district of Thuringia, Germany. It was merged into the new municipality Föritztal together with Judenbach and Neuhaus-Schierschnitz on 6 July 2018.^[1]