Mansfeld

Mansfeld
Coat of arms
Mansfeld
Location of Mansfeld within Mansfeld-Südharz district
Coordinates: 51°35′39″N 11°27′17″E / 51.59417°N 11.45472°E / 51.59417; 11.45472Coordinates: 51°35′39″N 11°27′17″E / 51.59417°N 11.45472°E / 51.59417; 11.45472
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Mansfeld-Südharz
Government
• Mayor	Dietmar Sauer (SPD)
Area
• Total	143.78 km2 (55.51 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m (837 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,411
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06343
Dialling codes	034782
Vehicle registration	MSH
Website	www.stadt-mansfeld.de

Mansfeld is a town in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, 10 km northwest of Eisleben.

Protestantism's pioneer Martin Luther grew up in Mansfeld, and in the 1990s Mansfeld became one of sixteen places to be designated a "Lutherstadt" for this reason.

History

Mansfeld received town privileges in 1400, and grew through the development of copper and silver mining, an activities in which Hans Luder, father to Martin Luther, was employed in a senior position. Luther himself attended the local school between 1488 and 1496, although the building known as "Luther's School" had to be torn down and rebuilt in 2000 due to structural problems.

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.

v t e Towns and municipalities in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz Ahlsdorf Allstedt Arnstein Benndorf Berga Blankenheim Bornstedt Brücken-Hackpfüffel Edersleben Eisleben Gerbstedt Helbra Hergisdorf Hettstedt Kelbra Klostermansfeld Mansfeld Sangerhausen Seegebiet Mansfelder Land Südharz Wallhausen Wimmelburg