Saalfeld
Sign in to saveSaalfeld (; 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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Key facts
- 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
Article
12 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
==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.