Eisenberg, Thuringia

Eisenberg is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland.

Eisenberg
Coat of arms of Eisenberg
Location of Eisenberg within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
Eisenberg  is located in Germany
Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Eisenberg  is located in Thuringia
Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Coordinates: 50°58′N 11°54′E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Holzland-Kreis
Subdivisions4
Government
  Mayor (201824) Michael Kieslich[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total24.85 km2 (9.59 sq mi)
Elevation
290 m (950 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total10,673
  Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07607
Dialling codes036691
Vehicle registrationSHK, EIS, SRO
Websitewww.stadt-eisenberg.de

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.

The main attraction of the town is the baroque Castle Church, built in 1692 by Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.

Town hall (Rathaus) Eisenberg

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Other personalities

  • 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 (born 1935), legal scientist, went to school in Eisenberg

References

Information about the Castle Church: Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Eisenberg.


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