Rudolstadt
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Location of the town of Rudolstadt within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
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| Coordinates | 50°43′1″N 11°19′39″E / 50.71694°N 11.3275°ECoordinates: 50°43′1″N 11°19′39″E / 50.71694°N 11.3275°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
| Town subdivisions | 12 |
| Mayor | Jörg Reichl |
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| Area | 55.38 km2 (21.38 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population | 23,762 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 429 /km2 (1,111 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SLF |
| Postal code | 07407 |
| Area code | 03672 |
| Website | www.rudolstadt.de |
Rudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north.
The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide valley surrounded by woods. Rudolstadt was founded in 776 and has had municipal law since 1326. The town's landmark is the Castle Heidecksburg which is enthroned on a hill above the old town.
Rudolstadt became popular through the Anchor Stone Blocks of the Toy Company Richter and porcelain-factories.
Rudolstadt hosts Germany’s biggest folk, roots, and world music festival, TFF.Rudolstadt (Tanz&FolkFest), taking place annually on the first full July weekend.[2]
[edit] Famous People from Rudolstadt
- Hans Fallada, German writer. He went to school in Rudolstadt, it was here that he killed his friend Hans Dietrich von Necker in a duel.
- Franz Liszt, Hungarian composer worked here as the composer in residence for the Rudolstadt theatre
- Richard Wagner, German composer, worked here as the composer in residence for the Rudolstadt theatre
- Niccolo Paganini Italian composer, worked here as the composer in residence for the Rudolstadt theatre
- Philipp Heinrich Erlebach, German composer and choirmaster in Rudolstadt
- Ahasverus Fritsch, German poet and composer
- Princess Anna Sophie of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, grandmother of King Leopold of Belgium, great-grandmother to Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 27 June 2011. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C.
- ^ Official website of TFF.Rudolstadt
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