Ponitz

Ponitz
Ponitz
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Altenburger Land
Local subdivisions 5
Mayor Gerd Kühn (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 17.04 km2 (6.58 sq mi)
Elevation 223 m  (732 ft)
Population 1,684 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 99 /km2 (256 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ABG
Postal code 04639
Area codes 034493 und 03764

Ponitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.

It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann[2] and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house.[3] Districts of Ponitz are Zschöpel, Merlach, Guteborn and Grünberg.

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 27 June 2011. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C. 
  2. ^ http://www.silbermannorgel-ponitz.de/
  3. ^ Home
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

Further reading

Towns and municipalities in Altenburger Land