Mühlhausen

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Coordinates: 51°13′N 10°27′E

Mühlhausen
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Unstrut-Hainich
Population	37,480 (2005)
Area	86.34 km²
Population density	434 /km²
Elevation	216 m
Coordinates	51°13′ N 10°27′ E
Postal code	99961-99974
Area code	03601
Licence plate code	UH
Mayor	Hans-Dieter Dörbaum
Website	muehlhausen.de

Mühlhausen (official Mühlhausen/Thüringen) is a city in the federal state Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Unstrut-Hainich district, and lies along the river Unstrut. Mühlhausen has 37,895 inhabitants (2003).

Mühlhausen in Thuringia is first mentioned in 967 as an Ottonian Pfalz village. It had its period of glory during the 13th through the 15th century.

In St. Marien church the radical Reformer Thomas Müntzer was preaching in 1525.

Johann Sebastian Bach was an organist in the Divi Blasi church between 1708 and 1709.

From 1944 into March 1945 the Buchenwald administration opened a women's subcamp directly outside Mühlhausen. The women in the small camp worked under brutal conditions for little food. The women were deported in April 1945 to Bergen Belsen.

Notable Natives:

• Günter Fromm (14 November 1926 - 20 July 1994), author
• Adolph Methfessel (7 March 1807 - 17 November 1878), composer
• Ernst Methfessel (20 May 1811 - 20 January 1886), composer
• John (Johann) August Roebling (12 June 1806 - 22 June 1860), civil engineer, designer of Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
• Friedrich August Stüler, architect

The city of Mühlhausen consists of five districts:

• Mühlhausen (33,660 inhabitants)
• Felchta (990 inhabitants)
• Görmar (1,109 inhabitants)
• Saalfeld (211 inhabitants)
• Windeberg (260 inhabitants)

Tourist attractions:

• Historic city wall
• City archives
• 11 churches
• National Park Hainich

Twin/sister cities:

• Tourcoing, France
• Eschwege, Hesse, Germany
• Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• Kronstadt, Russia

[edit] External links

• Official Site
• district site
• National Park Hainich
• Thuringia Tourism
• Wikitravel on Mühlhausen