Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an area of wooded hills on the borders of Thuringia, Saxony, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Names Schleiz, Kr. Saale-Orla, Thüringen Surnames Axt (Bauer)* Schorg / Schork (Reinwald) The City Church (Stadtkirche) in Schleiz (2007). Source: Michael Sander via Wikipedia Commons. 50.583333, 11.816667 Volga Colonies Bauer Reinwald