Kohren-Sahlis
Ortsteil of Frohburg
Coat of arms
Location of Kohren-Sahlis
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Coordinates: 51°1′7″N 12°36′16″E / 51.01861°N 12.60444°E / 51.01861; 12.60444
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Leipzig
Town	Frohburg
Subdivisions	4
Area
• Total	36.72 km² (14.18 sq mi)
Elevation	233 m (764 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	2,611
• Density	71/km² (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04655
Dialling codes	034344
Vehicle registration	L
Website	www.kohren-sahlis.de

Kohren-Sahlis is a town and a former municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. Since January 2018, it is part of the town Frohburg. It is situated 14 km southeast of Borna, and 31 km northwest of Chemnitz.

History

The first documented mention of Kohren-Sahlis was in 974.

Nazi Era

From 1 November 1942 to 14 April 1945 the children's home "Sonnenwiese" (Sunny Meadow), which was operated by the SS Lebensborn organization, was located in Kohren-Salis. Primarily children abducted from Norway were placed here before they were passed on for adoption to families loyal to the Nazi system .^[1]^[2]^[3]

Religion

Kohren-Sahlis is situated in a traditional Lutheran area. The Saint Gangulphus Church in Kohren-Sahlis, the Christ Church in Rüdigsdorf, the Village Churches in Altmörbitz and Gnandstein as well as the Chapel of Gnandstein Castle all belong to the Kohren Region Parish of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony.

The few Catholics in Kohren-Sahlis belong to St. Joseph's Parish of Borna, Bishopric of Dresden-Meissen.