Ranis

Ranis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 15 km east of Saalfeld, and 30 km south of Jena.

Ranis
Ranis Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Ranis within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
Ranis Ranis
Coordinates: 50°39′50″N 11°34′5″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Orla-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Ranis-Ziegenrück
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Gliesing
Area
• Total	10.55 km^2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,678
• Density	160/km^2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07389
Dialling codes	03647
Vehicle registration	SOK
Website	www.stadt-ranis.de

Demographics

Historical population

(From 1994, as of 31 December):

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1779 290[lower-alpha 1][2] —     1831 928 +220.0% 1885 1,888[3] +103.4% 1933 2,232[3] +18.2% 1939 2,359[3] +5.7% 1994 1,972 −16.4% 1995 1,981 +0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,960 −1.1% 1997 2,060 +5.1% 1998 2,060 +0.0% 1999 2,052 −0.4% 2000 2,025 −1.3% 2001 2,034 +0.4% 2002 2,027 −0.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2003 2,017 −0.5% 2004 1,982 −1.7% 2005 1,965 −0.9% 2006 1,919 −2.3% 2007 1,884 −1.8% 2008 1,866 −1.0% 2009 1,824 −2.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2010 1,812 −0.7% 2011 1,744 −3.8% 2012 1,725 −1.1% 2013 1,707 −1.0% 2014 1,690 −1.0% 2015 1,709 +1.1% 2016 1,720 +0.6%
Source: Data since 1994: Thuringian State Statistical Bureau.

1. over 10 years

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2019". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). August 2020.
2. Friedrich Gottlob Leonhardi: Erdbeschreibung der Churfürstlich- und Herzoglich-Sächsischen Lande. Band 2. 2, ganz umgearbeitete Auflage. Barth, Leipzig 1790, S. 502.
3. Michael Rademacher: Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte von der Reichseinigung 1871 bis zur Wiedervereinigung 1990. Landkreis Ziegenrück. Abgerufen im September 2018; (Online-Material zur Dissertation, Osnabrück 2006)