Saalfeld

Saalfeld (; officially ) is a town in Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. It is best known internationally as the ancestral seat of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the Saxon House of Wettin.

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Saalfeld is a town in the German state of Thuringia that serves as the capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district. It is historically significant as the ancestral home of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the Saxon House of Wettin, a major European royal family.

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German place.type: Town
German place.image_photo: Stadtkirche Saalfeld.JPG
German place.image_caption: St John's Church
German place.image_coa: DEU Saalfeld COA.svg
German place.image_plan: Saalfeld-Saale in SLF.png
German place.state: Thuringia
German place.district: Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
German place.elevation: 235
German place.area: 145.56
German place.postal_code: 07301–07318
German place.area_code: 03671
German place.licence: SLF
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 16 0 73 077
German place.divisions: 23
German place.website: www.saalfeld.de
German place.mayor: Steffen Kania
German place.leader_term: 2024–30
German place.party: CDU

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Saalfeld
Population: 29121
Area: 145.56
Elevation: 235
Official website: www.saalfeld.de
Image: Stadtkirche Saalfeld.JPG
Dialing code: 03671
Licence plate code: SLF

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Commons category: Saalfeld/Saale
postal code: 07318
native label: Saalfeld
P8168: Corbara
inception: 0700-00-00
hashtag: SaalfeldSaale

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Contents

Geography
History
House of Wettin
Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Modern times
Economy
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
See also
Citations
General and cited sources
External links

==Geography== The town is situated in the valley of the Saale River north of the Thuringian Highland, south of the German cultural centre Weimar. Saalfeld station is currently served by Intercity-Express trains running from Berlin to Munich.