Mühlhausen/Thuringia
Sign in to saveMühlhausen (; officially Mühlhausen/Thüringen) is a town in the northwest of Thuringia, Germany, north of Niederdorla, the country's geographical centre, north-west of Erfurt, east of Kassel and south-east of Göttingen.
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Mühlhausen is a town located in northwestern Thuringia, Germany, positioned north of the country's geographical center and relatively close to several other major German cities. The town's location in this central region of Germany makes it a notable settlement in the Thuringia state.
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Key facts
- German location.image_caption
- Divi-Blasii Church seen from Kornmarkt
- German location.image_coa
- WappenMuehlhausenThueringen.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Mühlhausen-Thüringen in UH.png
- German location.state
- Thüringen
- German location.district
- Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
- German location.elevation
- 216
- German location.area
- 150.53
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 16064046
- German location.postal_code
- 99974
- German location.area_code
- 03601
- German location.licence
- UH, LSZ, MHL
- German location.website
- www.muehlhausen.de
Article
28 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- Early modern period
- Since 1815
- Geography and demographics
- Topography
- Climate
- Administrative division
- Demographics
- Culture, sights and cityscape
- Museums
- Cityscape
- Sights and architectural heritage
- Churches and synagogue
- Inside the inner city walls
- Outside the inner city walls
- Synagogue
- Secular buildings
- Economy and infrastructure
- Agriculture, industry and services
- Transport
- Education
- Politics
- Mayor and city council
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Mühlhausen (; officially Mühlhausen/Thüringen) is a town in the northwest of Thuringia, Germany, north of Niederdorla, the country's geographical centre, north-west of Erfurt, east of Kassel and south-east of Göttingen.
Mühlhausen was first mentioned in 967 and became one of the most important cities in central Germany in the late Middle Ages. In the mid-13th century, it became a Freie Reichsstadt, an independent and republican self-ruled member of the Holy Roman Empire, controlling an area of approximately and 19 regional villages. Due to its long-distance trade, Mühlhausen was prosperous and influential with a population of 10,000 around 1500. Because it was spared from later destruction, Mühlhausen today has a great variety of historical buildings with one of the largest medieval city centres remaining in Germany, covering a surface of more than 50 hectares within the inner city wall and approximately 200 hectares overall. There are eleven Gothic churches, several patricians’ houses and a nearly completely preserved fortification.