Eisfeld is a town and a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in

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. It is situated on the river

Werra The Werra (), a river in central Germany, is the right-bank headwater of the Weser. "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After the Werra joins the river Fulda in the t ...

, 12 km east of

Hildburghausen Hildburghausen (IPA adapted from: ) is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. Geography It is situated in the Franconian part of Thuringia south of the Thuringian Forest, in the valley of the Werra river ...

, and 19 km north of

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. The former municipality

Sachsenbrunn Sachsenbrunn is a village and a former municipality in the Hildburghausen (district), district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It includes the community of Stelzen. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Eisfeld. Culture A notable ...

was merged into Eisfeld in January 2019.

Sons and daughters of the city

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Hildburghausen (district) Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen {{Hildburghausen-geo-stub