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Zeulenroda-Triebes is a German town in the district of Greiz in the state of Thuringia.
Zeulenroda-Triebes is situated in the south of Greiz in the mountains of the Thuringian Slate Mountains (Thüringer Schiefergebirge), on the border with Saxonia. The population of Zeulenroda-Triebes in 2006 was about 18000. The largest company is Bauerfeind AG. The most famous sight in the town is the neoclassical town hall, built in 1827. Zeulenroda-Triebes is also known for the International Thuringia Women's Cycling Tour.
Zeulenroda-Triebes is twinned with the town of Strabane in Northern Ireland as well as with Giengen an der Brenz ( Baden-Württemberg, Germany).
Jürgen Raab, a former East German football player, was born in Zeulenroda-Triebes. Paul Herman Geithner (1902–1972), was born in Zeulenroda and immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1908. His grandson, Timothy Geithner, was the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury, serving under President Barack Obama.