Ruhla

Ruhla () is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town.

Key facts

German place.name: Ruhla
German place.image_photo: Ruhla_Neuer_Markt.jpg
German place.image_caption: Marketplace
German place.image_coa: DEU Ruhla COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Ruhla in WAK.png
German place.plantext: Location in Wartburgkreis District
German place.state: Thuringia
German place.district: Wartburgkreis
German place.type: Town
German place.elevation: 440
German place.area: 38.55
German place.postal_code: 99842
German place.area_code: 036929
German place.licence: WAK, SLZ
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 16 0 63 066
German place.divisions: 3 Ortsteile
German place.mayor: Stefan Hartung
German place.leader_term: 2024–30

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ruhla
Country: Germany
Located in: Wartburgkreis
Population: 5254
Area: 38.55
Elevation: 440
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Seebach
Official website: www.ruhla.de
Image: Ruhla Neuer Markt.jpg
Dialing code: 036929

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twinned administrative body: Schalksmühle
Commons category: Ruhla
P8168: Bandanow
topic's main category: Category:Ruhla
postal code: 99842
category of associated people: Category:People from Ruhla
native label: Ruhla
hashtag: Ruhla

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Church of St. Concordia
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Ruhla () is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town.

==History== Within the German Empire (1871-1918), part of Ruhla belonged to the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and part to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

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