Eisenbergis a town inThuringia,Germany.It is the capital of the districtSaale-Holzland.
Eisenberg | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Eisenberg within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates:50°58′5″N11°54′5″E/ 50.96806°N 11.90139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saale-Holzland-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| •Mayor(2024–30) | Michael Kieslich[1](CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.85 km2(9.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,957 |
| • Density | 440/km2(1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07607 |
| Dialling codes | 036691 |
| Vehicle registration | SHK, EIS, SRO |
| Website | www.stadt-eisenberg.de |
Neighboring municipalities areJena(25 kilometres (16 miles) in west) andGera(15 kilometres (9 miles) in south east). West of Eisenberg runs the motorwayA 9fromBerlintoMunich.A tradition in Eisenberg on Christmas Eve is that the people of the city meet at the market place by 6 to listen to live Christmas music from the tower of the city hall - played by the brass choir of the Lutheran parish.
The main attraction of the town is the baroque Castle Church, built in 1692 byChristian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.
Personalities
editSons and daughters of the city
edit- Johann Michael Heineccius(1674–1722), Lutheran clergyman and historian
- Johann Gottlieb Heineccius(1681–1741), professor of law and philosophy
- Karl Christian Friedrich Krause(1781–1832), philosopher
- Bruno Bauer(1809–1882), philosopher
- Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg(1829–1907), Prussian General of the Cavalry
- Gerhard Buchwald(1920–2009), physician
- Gunther Emmerlich(1944–2023), singer and entertainer
Other personalities
edit- Christian of Saxony-Eisenberg(1653–1707), the only Duke of Saxony-Eisenberg
- Immanuel Johann Gerhard Scheller(1735–1803), an old philologist and lexicographer, studied at the Gymnasium in Eisenberg between 1747 and 1752
- Charlotte Amalie von Sachsen-Meiningen(Duchess of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg) lived for several years in Eisenberg
- Georg von Sachsen-Altenburg(1796–1853), Duke of Saxony-Altenburg, resided alternately in Altenburg and Eisenberg
- Otto Hammann(1852–1928), jurist, studied at the Gymnasium in Eisenberg
- Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg(1871–1955), Duke of Saxony-Altenburg, attended the Christian-School in Eisenberg between 1886 and 1889
- Peter Landau(1935-2019), legal scientist, went to school in Eisenberg
References
edit- ^Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle LandesübersichtArchived2021-07-13 at theWayback Machine,Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022"(in German).Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik.June 2023.
External links
editInformation about the Castle Church:Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Eisenberg.
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