Eisenberg, Thuringia

Eisenberg
Eisenberg
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.

External Links

Information about the Castle Church: Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Eisenberg.

References