Kölleda

Kölleda (; until 1927 Cölleda) is a small rural town in Thuringia. The municipality belongs to the district of Sömmerda and is located about ten kilometres east of the district town of Sömmerda on the edge of the Thuringian Basin. It is the third largest municipality in the district with about 6300 inhabitants. Kölleda is the seat of the Kölleda administrative community, although it does not belong to it. The inhabitants are called "Kölledaer".

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Koelleda town hall.jpg
German location.image_caption: Town hall built in 1702
German location.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Kölleda.svg
German location.image_plan: Kölleda in SÖM.png
German location.state: Thüringen
German location.district: Sömmerda
German location.elevation: 145
German location.area: 89.52
German location.postal_code: 99623, 99625
German location.area_code: 03634, 03635
German location.licence: SÖM
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 16 0 68 034
German location.website: www.koelleda.de
German location.mayor: Uwe Kraneis
German location.leader_term: 2024–30

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Wikidata facts

Population: 6465
Area: 89.52
Elevation: 145
Official website: www.koelleda.de
Image: Koelleda town hall.jpg
Dialing code: 03635
Licence plate code: SÖM

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Commons category: Kölleda
postal code: 99625
P8168: Richard Kruspe
hashtag: Kölleda

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History
First mention and origin of name
Historical spellings of the name Kölleda
Middle Ages
Modern times and industrialisation
From National Socialism to the founding of the GDR
GDR period
Post-reunification period until today
Religions
Population development
Development of the number of inhabitants before 1990
Development of the number of inhabitants as of 1990
Politics
Mayors
Coat of arms
Town friendship
Literature
Personalities
Honorary citizen
Sons and daughters of the city
Personalities associated with the town
References

Kölleda is a sub-centre for the region. The town is characterised by a former traditionally large cultivation of medicinal and aromatic herbs, especially peppermint. This led to the nickname "peppermint town" and "peppermint railway" for the Straußfurt-Großheringen railway line that runs past.