Eisenberg | |
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_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eisenberg
within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district | |
 Interactive map of Eisenberg | |
  Eisenberg Location within Germany Show map of Germany Eisenberg Location within Thuringia Show map of Thuringia | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′05″N 11°54′05″E / 50.9681°N 11.9014°E / 50.9681; 11.9014 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saale-Holzland-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Michael Kieslich[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,955 |
| • Density | 444.1/km2 (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 |
| Website | www.stadt-eisenberg.de |
Eisenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪzn̩bɛʁk]) is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland.
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.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
- Johann Michael Heineccius (1674–1722), Lutheran clergyman and historian
- Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (1681–1741), professor of law and philosophy
- Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), philosopher
- Bruno Bauer (1809–1882), philosopher
- Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829–1907), Prussian General of the Cavalry
- Gerhard Buchwald (1920–2009), physician
- Gunther Emmerlich (1944–2023), singer and entertainer
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 (1935-2019), legal scientist, went to school in Eisenberg
References
- Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht Archived 2021-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden vom Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik.
External links
Information about the Castle Church: Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Eisenberg.