Eisenberg

Also known as Eisenberg/Thüringen, Eisenberg, Thuringia

town in Thuringia, Germany

Key facts

Country: Germany
State: Thuringia
District: Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Mayor 2024 30: Michael Kieslich ( CDU )
Total: 24.67 km (9.53 sq mi)
Elevation: 290 m (950 ft)
Density: 444.1/km (1,150/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
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Eisenberg ( German pronunciation: [ˈaɪzn̩bɛʁk]) is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland. Town hall (Rathaus) Eisenberg

Neighboring municipalities are Jena (25 kilometres (16 miles) in west) and Gera (15 kilometres (9 miles) in south east). West of Eisenberg runs the motorway A 9 from Berlin to Munich. 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.