Neustadt an der Orla is a town in

Saale-Orla-Kreis Saale-Orla is a ''Kreis'' (Districts of Germany, district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Saale-Holzland, Greiz (district), Greiz, the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony, the Bavarian dist ...

district, in

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and larg ...

. It is situated at the small river Orla, 17 km north of

Schleiz Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany. The former municipality Crispendorf was merged into Schleiz in January 2019, and Burgk in December 2019. Location Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an ar ...

, and 25 km southeast of

Jena Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a popu ...

. The former municipality Stanau was merged into Neustadt an der Orla in January 2019, and

Linda bei Neustadt an der Orla Linda bei Neustadt an der Orla is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since December 2019, it is part of the town Neustadt an der Orla. References

Former municipalities in Thuringi ...

, Knau and Dreba in December 2019.

Geography

Setting

The additive, which differentiates Neustadt an der Orla from other towns named Neustadt, owed the town the Orla River. The Orla rises east of the town Triptis. Near

Orlamünde Orlamünde () is a small town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is part of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") Südliches Saaletal. Geography The town centre stretches along the steep banks of th ...

the Orla flows into the river

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Fränkische Saale, ...

. The district is called after these two rivers that are typical for this region.

Towns and villages in the neighbourhood

Pillingsdorf,

Rosendorf Rosendorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia ...

Dreitzsch Dreitzsch is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia ...

, Schmieritz,

Kospoda Kospoda is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, ...

Weira Weira is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Weira was the birthplace of Richard Müller the socialist Socialism is a left-wing economic philosophy and movement encompassing a range of economic syste ...

, Lausnitz, Langenorla, Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf and Breitenhain.

Parts of Neustadt an der Orla

*Neustadt (Orla) (12.52 km²) *Arnshaugk (0.24 km²) *Börthen (1.25 km²) *Breitenhain-Strößwitz (5.57 km²) * Dreba (12.47 km²) * Knau (15.92 km², incl. Posen and Bucha) *Lichtenau (2.25 km²) *

Former municipalities in Thuringi ...

(16.66 km², incl. Steinbrücken, Köthnitz and Kleina) *Moderwitz (5.59 km²) *Molbitz (4.56 km²) *Neunhofen (4.54 km²) * Stanau (4.28 km²) Total area: 86.08 km²

History

Within the

German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

(1871–1918), Neustadt an der Orla was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann Ernst Hebenstreit Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (15 January 1703 – 5 December 1757) was a German physician and naturalist born in Neustadt an der Orla. He was a student at the University of Leipzig, where in 1728 he earned his philosophy degree, and one year later o ...

(1702–1757), physician *

Friedrich Gumpert Friedrich Adolph Gumpert (27 April 1841, Lichtenau (Thüringen) – 31 December 1906, Leipzig) was a German horn player and teacher. Gumpert received his early musical education in Jena. From 1860 he was a horn player, first in Bad Nauheim, then ...

(1841–1906), hornist and music professor *

Johannes Walther Johannes Walther (July 20, 1860 in Neustadt an der Orla, Germany – May 4, 1937 in Bad Hofgastein, Germany) was a German geologist who discovered important principles of stratigraphy, including Walther's Law.Norbert Hauschke, Silvia Isaac, Lar ...

(1860–1937), geologist *

Hans Fitz Hans Fitz (1891–1972) was a German actor and screenwriter.Goble p.771 Selected filmography * '' Search for Majora'' (1949) * ''Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950) * ''Fanfares of Love'' (1951) * ''The Blue and White Lion'' (1952) * ''Monks, Girl ...

(1891–1972), stage author, actor and director * Robert Döpel (1895–1982), nuclear physicist and professor *

Dietmar Schauerhammer Dietmar Schauerhammer (born 12 August 1955 in Neustadt an der Orla, Bezirk Gera) is an East German two-time Winter Olympic champion, pentathlete, decathlete and bob pusher for six-time World champion, two-time Olympic champion, four-time Europe ...

(born 1955), bob driver

Other personalities

Eirch Sellin - Ottmar von Mohl (um 1910)

Ottmar von Mohl Ottmar von Mohl (17 January 1846 – 23 March 1922) was a German diplomat and government advisor in Meiji period Japan. Ottmar von Mohl, born in Tübingen, Germany was the son of famous jurist Robert von Mohl. He studied law at the Univers ...

(1846–1922), diplomat, died at the castle Arnshaugk near Neustadt *

Hanka Kupfernagel Hanka Kupfernagel (born 19 March 1974 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a retired German professional cycle racer. During most of her career her primary focus was cyclo-cross racing, however, she has also won major road, track and mountain bike races. ...

(born 1974), cyclist *

Nico Herzig Nico Herzig (born 10 December 1983) is a German former professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, Americ ...

(born 1983), footballer, lived the first years in the district Molbitz *

Denny Herzig Denny Herzig (born 13 November 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Having played as a youth for SV Sparneck, FC Bayern Hof and Carl Zeiss Jena, Herzig moved to England aged 16, joining Wimbledo ...

(born 1984), footballer, lived the first years in the district Molbitz

References

Saale-Orla-Kreis Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach {{SaaleOrla-geo-stub