Zella-mehlis

Zella-Mehlis

Zella-Mehlis is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 5 km north of Suhl, and 20 km east of Meiningen. The town of Zella-Mehlis is the site of the original J.G.Anschutz weapons factory. It remained there until the Russians occupied eastern Germany at the end of World War II.