Vogtei, Thuringia

Vogtei
Vogtei
Location of Vogtei within Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district
Coordinates: 51°9′25″N 10°25′40″E / 51.15694°N 10.42778°E / 51.15694; 10.42778Coordinates: 51°9′25″N 10°25′40″E / 51.15694°N 10.42778°E / 51.15694; 10.42778
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Area
• Total	49.51 km2 (19.12 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,439
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99986
Dialling codes	03601
Vehicle registration	UH

Vogtei is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany. It was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities Langula, Niederdorla and Oberdorla. The widely accepted geographical center of Germany lies in Vogtei, more specifically in its Niederdorla section, in which there is an erected plaque at 51°9′48.15″N 10°26′51.66″E / 51.1633750°N 10.4476833°E / 51.1633750; 10.4476833 with the coordinates as calculated by technical experts. The closest city ("Stadt"), and the only one that it borders, is Mühlhausen, which lies at its northern perimeter.

Towns and municipalities in Unstrut-Hainich Altengottern Anrode Bad Langensalza Bad Tennstedt Ballhausen Blankenburg Bothenheilingen Bruchstedt Dünwald Flarchheim Großengottern Großvargula Haussömmern Herbsleben Heroldishausen Hornsömmern Issersheilingen Kammerforst Kirchheilingen Kleinwelsbach Klettstedt Körner Kutzleben Marolterode Menteroda Mittelsömmern Mühlhausen Mülverstedt Neunheilingen Obermehler Oppershausen Rodeberg Schlotheim Schönstedt Südeichsfeld Sundhausen Tottleben Unstruttal Urleben Vogtei Weberstedt Weinbergen

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