Schlecht

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Overview

Schlecht is a German surname belonging to the group of family names based on a personal characteristic, in this case derived from a nickname originally used for a straightforward person. Like the variant Schlicht it arose before the semantic change of s(ch)le(c)ht/s(ch)li(c)ht from the rather positive "straight", "plain", "simple", "well" to present-day "bad", "evil", "wicked" in the 15th century and may also be habitational in origin, stemming from several small settlements with that name . Notable people with the name include:Erma Schlecht (1919–2009), American real-estate broker and survivor of the Tenerife airport collision Charles Schlecht (1843-1905) American artist and currency engraver Hans Schlecht, Austrian retired slalom canoeist Johann Schlecht, German Roman Catholic bishop Julia Schlecht, German former volleyball player Martin Schlecht, German cinematographer

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Sepp Ferstl

German alpine skier

Wolfgang Pichler

German biathlon coach

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Herbert Fritzenwenger

German biathlete

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Christian Gerhartsreiter

German convicted murderer and impostor

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Wastl Fanderl

German musician (1915–1991)

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Bernhard Hasslberger

German priest and theologian

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Matthias Engelsberger

German politician (1925-2005)

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Adalbert H. Lhota

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Ernst Reiter

German biathlete

Margret Friedrich

German historian

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Theo Merkel

German athlete (1934-2002)

Georg Eisenberger

German politician (1863-1945)

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Hans W. Scheicher

German journalist (1931-2016)

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Wolfgang Klausner

German politician (1906-1958)

Matthias Ahrens

German cross-country skier, biathlete and biathlon coach

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Leonhard Schmucker

German politician (1919-2019)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Recently spotted species

Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Seen 2026-10-10

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

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Great Egret

Ardea alba

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European beech

Fagus sylvatica

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Small Copper

Lycaena phlaeas

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Fire Salamander

Salamandra salamandra

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Common Ink Cap

Coprinopsis atramentaria

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bog bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Seen 2026-10-03

red campion

Silene dioica

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Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).