Vogtei is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
in the
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 ...
district
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of
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 lar ...
,
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, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
.
It was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former ''Vogtei Dorla'' consists of
Langula
Langula is a village and a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country ...
,
Niederdorla and
Oberdorla. The closest city and the only one that it borders, is
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 b ...
northerly.
Hainich National Park
Hainich National Park (german: Nationalpark Hainich), founded on December 31, 1997, is the 13th national park in Germany and the only one in Thuringia. One of the main objectives of the park is the protection of an ancient native beech forest. In ...
is situated westerly.
Geographical center
The widely accepted
geographical center
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of Germany lies in Vogtei, more specifically in its Niederdorla section, where there is a plaque at with the coordinates as calculated by technical experts.
See also
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Central Germany (geography)
Central Germany (''Zentraldeutschland''/''Mitteldeutschland''), in geography, describes the areas surrounding the geographical centre of Germany.
Hesse, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia are the only landlocked German states without an international ...
For more information please look at the webpage
References
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
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