Vogtei, Thuringia

Vogtei
Vogtei

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)
Elevation 227 m (745 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 4,398
 • Density 89/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.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.


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