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Langensalza
Bad Langensalza (; until 1956: Langensalza) is a spa town of 17,500 inhabitants in the Unstrut-Hainich district, Thuringia, central Germany. Geography Location Bad Langensalza is located in the Thuringian Basin, the fertile lowlands along the Unstrut river. The river Salza flows through the town and joins the Unstrut about east of the town. Bad Langensalza lies in an unwooded, intensively farmed and largely flat landscape that rises to the west to the Hainich, to the north to the ''Heilinger Höhen'' (Heilinger Heights) and to the southeast to the ''Fahner Höhen'' (Fahner Heights). Due to this location, the climate in Bad Langensalza is relatively mild and, with annual precipitation of about , very dry. The town itself is divided into the relatively large old town centre, which is bounded by the historical town wall, and several areas of urban expansion dating from 1850 onwards. Initially, the town expanded southwards and south-eastwards towards the railway station. This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ufhoven
Ufhoven () is a quarter of the town of Bad Langensalza in Thuringia, central Germany. Location Ufhoven is located directly southwest of the core town of Bad Langensalza and is tangent to the ''Bundesstraßen'' (federal highways) B 84 and B 247. Two branches of the Salza, a tributary of the Unstrut, flow through the village. History According to the document book of the town and the former district of Langensalza, the first mention of the village of Ufhoven dates from around 1047–1050. Ufhoven Castle, of which only a few wall remains can be seen today, was located in the village itself and was the third of the fortifications of the town of ''Langensalza of Dryburg'', which consisted of three castles. The Lords of Salza had built ''Dribogk Castle'' as their seat and bought the "Ufhoufe" (according to the ''Düringische Chronik''). In 1212, Emperor Otto IV laid siege to the Dryburg of the Lords of Salza in a dispute with the Thuringian Landgrave Hermann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aschara
Aschara () is a village and part of the town of Bad Langensalza in Thuringia, central Germany, with 440 inhabitants. Geography The village lies about south of the outskirts of Bad Langensalza on the south-eastern slope of the ''Ascherberg'' hill ( above sea level ( NN)), along the ''Weißer Bach'' stream. The nearest villages are Eckardtsleben to the north, Burgtonna to the east, Ballstädt to the southeast, Westhausen to the south, Wiegleben to the west and Henningsleben to the northwest. Transport links are via the ''Bundesstraße'' (federal highway) 247 between Gotha and Bad Langensalza, branching off at Aschara via the 2125 rural road, and from Burgtonna via the ''Ascharer Straße''. The ''Fahner Höhe'' mountain range lies about west of the village. History In the list of goods of the Hersfeld Abbey, the village appears among Charlemagne's donations to the monastery, which had been made until the death of its founder ''Lullus'' in 786. Thus, Aschara celebrated its ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großwelsbach
Großwelsbach () is a village and an ''Ortsteil'' (part) of the town of Bad Langensalza in Thuringia, central Germany, with about 250 inhabitants. Geography Großwelsbach is situated north of Bad Langensalza on the Landesstraße (state road) 1031 near the Unstrut river in an agricultural area. There is hardly any forest in the intensively used flat-wavy landscape. The climate is mild and has low precipitation, with soils mostly close to groundwater. The village is crossed by the eponymous ''Welsbach'' stream, which comes from Kleinwelsbach and flows into the mill-operating ''Alte Unstrut'' further south of the village near Thamsbrück. History The village was first mentioned in a document in 1195 or 1216. The settlement is a church village of a former knight's estate. The Gernrode Abbey once had a nunnery here, which is why there were already large agricultural areas in the village in past centuries. Hans (von) Berlepsch acquired the nunnery estate at that time, and the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckardtsleben
Eckardtsleben () is a village and part of the town of Bad Langensalza in Thuringia, central Germany, with about 200 inhabitants. Geography Eckardtsleben is located (linear distance) south of Bad Langensalza ( Market Church) and on the ''Landesstraße'' (state road) 2125 (Bad Langensalza–Aschara). The village lies on both sides of a stream valley sloping down to the north-east. The ''Schwarzer Bach'' ("Black Brook"), which rises near Wiegleben, flows through the village from west to east and leaves the village as the ''Reifenheimer Graben'' ("Reifenheim Ditch") to flow into the Tonna a little below the Gräfentonna village mill. Since its source, the stream has travelled and lost in height. The intensively used flat-wavy terrain belongs to the arable farming area of the Thuringian Basin. The soils are fertile and mostly influenced by groundwater. Small erosion gullies, mostly vegetated, break up the landscape. The Eckardtsleben stop on the Gotha–Leinefelde railway line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salza (Unstrut)
Salza is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Unstrut near Bad Langensalza. See also *List of rivers of Thuringia A list of rivers of Thuringia, Germany: A *Alster * Apfelstädt * Ascherbach * Auma B * Biber * Bibra * Blambach * Bode * Breitenbach *Breitstrom D *Dammbach * Deube * Dober * Dürrbach E * Effelder * Eichbach * Ellenbach *Eller *Elschni ... Rivers of Thuringia Rivers of Germany {{Thuringia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erfurt
Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits in the middle of an almost straight line of cities consisting of the six largest Thuringian cities forming the central metropolitan corridor of the state, the "Thuringian City Chain" ('' Thüringer Städtekette'') with more than 500,000 inhabitants, stretching from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena, to Gera in the east. Erfurt and the city of Göttingen in southern Lower Saxony are the two cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants closest to the geographic center of Germany. Erfurt is located south-west of Leipzig, north-east of Frankfurt, south-west of Berlin and north of Munich. Erfurt's old town is one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Germany. Tourist attractions include the Merchants' Bridge (''K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tottleben
Tottleben is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Geography The municipality Tottleben is 7 km away from the western edge of Bad Tennstedt at an altitude of 210–315 meters. Through the village leads the L 2127, which connects Tottleben with the neighboring Großurleben in the southeast and with Kirchheilingen in the northwest. History The municipality was mentioned for the first time in 988. The place belonged to 1815 to Saxon Office Langensalza and after his assignment to Prussia from 1816 to 1944 to district Langensalza in the Province of Saxony. Politics Council The local council of Tottleben has 6 members. * FWG fighters: 6 seats (Stand: local elections on June 7, 2009) Mayor The honorary mayor Steffen Mörstedt was re-elected on June 6, 2010 Things The most striking sight in the area is the village church of St. Anna. The parish is part of the parish Kirchheilingen. The most famous son of the place was Gottlieb Hein ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Eichsfeld, Kyffhäuserkreis, Sömmerda, Gotha, Wartburgkreis and the district Werra-Meißner in Hesse. History The district was created on July 1, 1994, by merging the two previous districts Mühlhausen and Bad Langensalza. Partnerships The district has a partnership with the Wetteraukreis in Hesse dating back to the German reunification of 1990. The district also has a partnership with the Lithuanian districts Ukmerge and Raseiniai. Geography The district is named after the river Unstrut and a hill chain, the Hainich. The Hainich became the 13th national park of Germany in 1997. Coat of arms The coat of arms combines the symbols of the historical territories which make up the area of the district. In the top left is the eagle of the city Mühlhausen, in the top right the lion as the symbol of the dukes of Thuringia. In the bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mühlhausen
Mühlhausen () is a city in the north-west of Thuringia, Germany, north of Niederdorla, the country's geographical centre, north-west of Erfurt, east of Kassel and south-east of Göttingen. Mühlhausen was first mentioned in 967 and became one of the most important cities in central Germany in the late Middle Ages. In the mid-13th century, it became a '' Freie Reichsstadt'', an independent and republican self-ruled member of the Holy Roman Empire, controlling an area of approximately and 19 regional villages. Due to its long-distance trade, Mühlhausen was prosperous and influential with a population of 10,000 around 1500. Because it was spared from later destruction, Mühlhausen today has a great variety of historical buildings with one of the largest medieval city centres remaining in Germany, covering a surface of more than 50 hectares within the inner city wall and approximately 200 hectares overall. There are eleven Gothic churches, several patricians’ houses and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wartburgkreis
Wartburgkreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and the districts Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Werra-Meißner-Kreis in Hesse. History The district was created in 1994 by merging the previous districts Eisenach and Bad Salzungen, and a few municipalities from the district Bad Langensalza. The city Eisenach left the district in 1998 and became a district-free city and was incorporated into the district again on 1 July 2021. The municipality Kaltennordheim passed from the Wartburgkreis to Schmalkalden-Meiningen on 1 January 2019. The district is named after the Wartburg, a castle near Eisenach most famous as the place of residence of Ludwig, Landgrave of Thuringia and his wife, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; and, as Martin Luther's refuge in 1521. Geography The district is located in the Thuringian Forest, including the Hainich national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eisenach
Eisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, situated near the former Inner German border. A major attraction is Wartburg castle, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Eisenach was an early capital of Thuringia in the 12th and 13th centuries. St.Elizabeth lived at the court of the Ludowingians here between 1211 and 1228. Later, Martin Luther came to Eisenach and translated the Bible into German. In 1685, Johann Sebastian Bach was born here. During the early modern period, Eisenach was a residence of the Ernestine Wettins and was visited by numerous representatives of Weimar classicism like Johann Wolfgang Goethe. In 1869, the SDAP, one of the two precursors of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) was founded in Eisenach. Car production is an important industry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotha
Gotha () is the fifth-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, west of Erfurt and east of Eisenach with a population of 44,000. The city is the capital of the district of Gotha and was also a residence of the Ernestine Wettins from 1640 until the end of monarchy in Germany in 1918. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha originating here spawned many European rulers, including the royal houses of the United Kingdom, Belgium, Portugal (until 1910) and Bulgaria (until 1946). In the Middle Ages, Gotha was a rich trading town on the trade route ''Via Regia'' and between 1650 and 1850, Gotha saw a cultural heyday as a centre of sciences and arts, fostered by the dukes of Saxe-Gotha. The first duke, Ernest the Pious, was famous for his wise rule. In the 18th century, the ''Almanach de Gotha'' was first published in the city. The publisher Justus Perthes and the encyclopedist Joseph Meyer made Gotha a leading centre of German publishing around 1800. In the early 19th century, Gotha was a bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
