Niederdorla

Niederdorla (, , in contrast to "Upper Dorla") is a village and a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. One of the possible geographical centres of Germany is within its area. The nearest city is Erfurt, which also is the capital city of Thuringia. Since 31 December 2012, it has been part of the municipality of Vogtei.

Key facts

German location.type: Ortsteil
German location.Municipality: Vogtei
German location.image_photo: Niederdorla Mittelpunkt Deutschlands.jpg
German location.image_caption: Monument marking the village's status as the geographical centre of Germany
German location.image_coa: Wappen Niederdorla.png
German location.state: Thüringen
German location.district: Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
German location.elevation: 203
German location.area: 14.64
German location.population: 1352
German location.Stand: 2011-12-31
German location.postal_code: 99986
German location.area_code: 03601
German location.licence: UH
German location.website: www.gemeinde-vogtei.de

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Geographical centre of Germany
People from Niederdorla
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== Geographical centre of Germany == Niederdorla claims to be the most central municipality in Germany. A plaque was erected and a lime tree planted at after the 1990 German reunification. The point was confirmed as the centroid of the extreme coordinates by the Dresden University of Technology. Niederdorla also comprises the centre of gravity (equilibrium point) about to the southwest.

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