Geisleden is a municipality in the district of
Eichsfeld The Eichsfeld ( or ; English: ''Oak-field'') is a historical region in the southeast of the state of Lower Saxony (which is called "Untereichsfeld" = lower Eichsfeld) and northwest of the state of Thuringia ("Obereichsfeld" = upper Eichsfeld) in th ...
in
Thuringia, Germany. It is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of
Heiligenstadt in the valley formed by the river
Geislede
Geislede is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Leine in Heilbad Heiligenstadt.
See also
*List of rivers of Thuringia
A list of rivers of Thuringia, Germany:
A
*Alster
* Apfelstädt
* Ascherbach
* Auma
B
* Biber
* Bibra
* ...
. Other neighboring towns are
Westhausen in the north,
Kreuzebra to the east, and
Heuthen toward the southeast.
Historical records show that Geisleden existed at least as early as the 11th century. For example, in 1028 A.D., a provincial
synod
A synod () is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word ''wikt:synod, synod'' comes from the meaning "assembly" or "meeting" and is analogous with the Latin ...
was held in this old town.
[Wolfram, Herwig. ]
Conrad II, 990-1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms
', p. 93 (Penn State Press, 2010). Geisleden belonged to the
Electorate of Mainz until 1802 when it was incorporated into the province of
Saxony in the
Kingdom of Prussia. Geisleden was included in the
Soviet occupation zone after
World War II, before joining the district of
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 ...
in
East Germany until 1990, when
the eastern and western parts of Germany merged into a single country once again.
References
Eichsfeld (district)
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