Eisenach

Eisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia, and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, is near the former Inner German border. A major attraction is Wartburg castle, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.

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Eisenach is a town of 42,000 people in western Thuringia, Germany, located near the former Inner German border and serving as the main urban center for that region. It is best known as the home of Wartburg castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 that draws major tourism to the area.

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German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_flag: Hissflagge Eisenach.svg
German place.image_coa: Wappen Eisenach.svg
German place.image_photo: Eisenach von Göpelskuppe.jpg
German place.image_caption: View over Eisenach with Wartburg castle to the left
German place.image_plan: Eisenach in WAK.png
German place.plantext: Location of Eisenach within Wartburgkreis
German place.state: Thüringen
German place.district: Wartburgkreis
German place.elevation: 215
German place.area: 104.17
German place.postal_code: 99817
German place.area_code: 03691, 036920, 036928
German place.licence: WAK, EA
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 16 0 63 105
German place.divisions: 11
German place.website: www.eisenach.de
German place.mayor: Christoph Ihling

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Eisenach
Country: Saxe-Eisenach
Located in: Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach
Population: 42817
Area: 104.17
Elevation: 215
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Werra
Shares border with: Amt Creuzburg
Official website: www.eisenach.de
Image: Eisenach von Göpelskuppe.jpg
Dialing code: 036928
Licence plate code: EA

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P8168: Jegenstorf
Commons gallery: Eisenach
Commons category: Eisenach
postal code: 99817
twinned administrative body: Mogilev
topic's main category: Category:Eisenach
category for people born here: Category:Births in Eisenach
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Eisenach
category of associated people: Category:People from Eisenach
described by source: Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste
short name: Ei
native label: Eisenach
different from: Eisenach
P11012: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
P12749: Andreas Aigner
hashtag: Eisenach

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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections

Contents

History
Middle Ages
Early-modern period
After 1815
Geography and climate
Topography
Administrative division
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Agriculture, industry and services
Attractions
Museums
Townscape
Square ensembles
Sights and architectural heritage
Churches
Castles and palaces
Memorials
Other sights
Politics
Mayor and city council
Twin towns – sister cities
Infrastructure
Transport
Education
Sport
Notable people
Sons and daughters of the town
References
External links

Eisenach was an early capital of Thuringia in the 12th and 13th centuries. St.Elizabeth lived at the court of the Ludowingians here between 1211 and 1228. Later Martin Luther came to Eisenach and translated the Bible into German. In 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach was born here. During the early modern period Eisenach was a residence of the Ernestine Wettins and was visited by numerous representatives of Weimar classicism like Johann Wolfgang Goethe. In 1869 the SDAP, one of the two precursors of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), was founded in Eisenach.

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