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Eisenberg
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Location of the town of Eisenberg within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
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Coordinates | |
Administration | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Saale-Holzland-Kreis |
Town subdivisions | 4 |
Mayor | Ingo Lippert (SPD) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 24.85 km2 (9.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 290 m (951 ft) |
Population | 11,154 (31 December 2010)[1] |
- Density | 449 /km2 (1,163 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | SHK |
Postal code | 07607 |
Area code | 036691 |
Website | www.stadt-eisenberg.de |
Eisenberg is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland.
Neighboring municipalities are Jena (25 kilometres in west) and Gera (15 kilometres in south east). West of Eisenberg runs the motorway A 9 from Berlin to Munich. A tradition in Eisenberg on Christmas Eve is that the people of the city meet at the market place by 6 to listen to live Christmas music from the tower of the city hall - played by the brass choir of the Lutheran parish.
The main attraction of the town is the baroque Castle Church, built in 1692 by Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.
Information about the Castle Church: Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Eisenberg.