Orlamünde

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Orlamünde
Coat of arms of Orlamünde
Orlamünde is located in Germany
Orlamünde
Coordinates 50°46′31″N 11°31′53″E / 50.77528°N 11.53139°E / 50.77528; 11.53139
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Südliches Saaletal
Mayor Uwe Nitsche
Basic statistics
Area 7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation 168 m  (551 ft)
Population 1,261  (31 December 2006)
 - Density 166 /km2 (431 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SHK
Postal code 07768
Area code 036423
Website www.vg-suedliches-saaletal.de
Location of the town of Orlamünde within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
Map

Orlamünde is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Saale and Orla, 17 km south of Jena. It was the centre of a county, often united to Weimar, in the Early Middle Ages.