Ponitz
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Ponitz | ||
Location of Ponitz within Altenburger Land district | ||
Coordinates: 50°50′0″N 12°25′20″E / 50.83333°N 12.42222°ECoordinates: 50°50′0″N 12°25′20″E / 50.83333°N 12.42222°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Thuringia | |
District | Altenburger Land | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Gerd Kühn (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 17.04 km2 (6.58 sq mi) | |
Population (2014-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,526 | |
• Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 04639 | |
Dialling codes | 034493 and 03764 | |
Vehicle registration | ABG |
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
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 8 September 2015.
- ↑ 1737 - 275 Jahre Silbermannorgel Ponitz - 2012 (German)
- ↑ Home
Further reading
- Home page of the Silbermann organ
- Silbermann Museum
- Silbermann: Geschichte und legende einer Orgelbauerfamilie (Ostfildern: Jan Thorbeck Verlag, 2006)
- Ponitz Renaissanceschloss
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