Eisenach
Sign in to saveEisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia, and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, is near the former Inner German border. A major attraction is Wartburg castle, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
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Eisenach is a town of 42,000 people in western Thuringia, Germany, located near the former Inner German border and serving as the main urban center for that region. It is best known as the home of Wartburg castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999 that draws major tourism to the area.
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Key facts
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- Stadt
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- Hissflagge Eisenach.svg
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- Eisenach von Göpelskuppe.jpg
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- View over Eisenach with Wartburg castle to the left
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- Location of Eisenach within Wartburgkreis
- German place.state
- Thüringen
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- Wartburgkreis
- German place.elevation
- 215
- German place.area
- 104.17
- German place.postal_code
- 99817
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31 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early-modern period
- After 1815
- Geography and climate
- Topography
- Administrative division
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Agriculture, industry and services
- Attractions
- Museums
- Townscape
- Square ensembles
- Sights and architectural heritage
- Churches
- Castles and palaces
- Memorials
- Other sights
- Politics
- Mayor and city council
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Infrastructure
- Transport
- Education
- Sport
- Notable people
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
- External links
Eisenach () is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, west of Erfurt, southeast of Kassel and northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia, and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, is near the former Inner German border. A major attraction is Wartburg castle, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
Eisenach was an early capital of Thuringia in the 12th and 13th centuries. St.Elizabeth lived at the court of the Ludowingians here between 1211 and 1228. Later Martin Luther came to Eisenach and translated the Bible into German. In 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach was born here. During the early modern period Eisenach was a residence of the Ernestine Wettins and was visited by numerous representatives of Weimar classicism like Johann Wolfgang Goethe. In 1869 the SDAP, one of the two precursors of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), was founded in Eisenach.