Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt () is a town in the German federal state Thuringia, within the Thuringian Forest, to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north.
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Rudolstadt is a town located in Thuringia, a state in Germany, situated in the Thuringian Forest region and positioned to the south and west of the cultural cities of Jena and Weimar. While the provided context does not specify why Rudolstadt is historically or culturally significant, its location in the Thuringian Forest area of central Germany establishes it as part of an important cultural and geographical region.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- RudolstadtBlickVonDerHeidecksburg.jpg
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Rudolstadt COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Rudolstadt in SLF.png
- German place.state
- Thüringen
- German place.district
- Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
- German place.elevation
- 195
- German place.area
- 135.18
- German place.postal_code
- 07407
- German place.area_code
- 03672
- German place.licence
- SLF, RU
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 16 0 73 076
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- History
- Early history
- After 1990
- Historical population
- Culture
- Economy
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Rudolstadt () is a town in the German federal state Thuringia, within the Thuringian Forest, to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north.
The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide valley surrounded by woods. Rudolstadt was founded in 776 and has had municipal law since 1326. The town's landmark is the Castle Heidecksburg which is enthroned on a hill above the old town. The former municipality Remda-Teichel was merged into Rudolstadt in January 2019.