Erfurt
Sign in to saveErfurt () is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities (Thüringer Städtekette), stretching from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena, to Gera in the east. Together with Kassel and Göttingen, it is one of the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants lying closest to the geographic centre of Germany. Erfurt is south-west of
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Erfurt is the capital and largest city of Thuringia, a state in central Germany, with a population of around 216,000 people. It serves as an important regional hub, located in the middle of a chain of six major Thuringian cities and positioned near Germany's geographic center alongside other significant urban areas.
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Key facts
- German location.type
- City
- German location.image_flag
- Flagge der kreisfreien Stadt Erfurt laut Hauptsatzung.svg
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Erfurt COA.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Thuringia EF.svg
- German location.state
- Thuringia
- German location.district
- urban
- German location.elevation
- 194
- German location.area
- 269.17
- German location.postal_code
- 99084–99099
- German location.area_code
- 0361
- German location.licence
- EF
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 16 0 51 000
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47 sectionsContents
- History
- Prehistory and antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Erfurt during the Napoleonic Wars
- Since 1815
- Geography
- Topography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Erfurt-Southeast
- Population
- Culture, sights and cityscape
- Residents notable in cultural history
- Museums
- Image gallery
- Theatre
- Sport
- Cityscape
- Sights and architectural heritage
- Churches, monasteries and synagogues
- Catholic churches and monasteries
- Protestant churches and monasteries
- Former churches
- Synagogues
- Secular architecture
- Street and square ensembles
- Fortifications
- 19th- and 20th-century architecture in the outskirts
- Economy and infrastructure
- Agriculture, industry and services
- Transport
- By rail
- By road
- By light rail and bus
- By airplane
- By bike
- Education
- Media
- Politics
- Mayor and city council
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- Footnotes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Erfurt () is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities (Thüringer Städtekette), stretching from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena, to Gera in the east. Together with Kassel and Göttingen, it is one of the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants lying closest to the geographic centre of Germany. Erfurt is south-west of Leipzig, north-east of Frankfurt, south-west of Berlin and north of Munich.
Erfurt's old town is one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Germany. The Gera is spanned by the Merchants' Bridge (Krämerbrücke), one of the rare bridges with houses built on it. On the Erfurt Cathedral Hill is the ensemble of Erfurt Cathedral—which houses the world's largest free-swinging medieval bell—and St Severus' Church. Petersberg Citadel is one of the largest and best preserved town fortresses in Central Europe. Erfurt's Old Synagogue is the oldest synagogue in Europe, and together with the , which was only rediscovered in 2007, and the , forms the UNESCO World Heritage Site Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt.