Ruhla
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Location of the town of Ruhla within Wartburgkreis district
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| Coordinates | 50°53′31″N 10°22′0″E / 50.89194°N 10.36667°ECoordinates: 50°53′31″N 10°22′0″E / 50.89194°N 10.36667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Wartburgkreis |
| Town subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Mario Henning (CDU) |
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| Area | 38.51 km2 (14.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 440 m (1444 ft) |
| Population | 5,984 (31 December 2011)[1] |
| - Density | 155 /km2 (402 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | WAK |
| Postal code | 99842 |
| Area code | 036929 |
| Website | www.ruhla.de |
Ruhla is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town.
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Culture and sights [edit]
Church of St. Concordia [edit]
The church was built in 1660/61 and has never been changed since then. It is one of about eight angle churches in Germany and is considered to be among the two "real" angle churches, i.e. it was originally built as an angle church whereas the other churches only became angle churches after some reconstruction. The church consists of two wings that are situated at a right angle. Where the two wings meet there is the spire and the altar space from where both wings can be overlooked. Since Ruhla was largely spared from destruction during World War I and II St Concordia was not affected either. Hence it is the only angle church that has been conserved unaltered and in its original state since its first construction.
mini-a-thür [edit]
The park mini-a-thür (derived from miniature) shows about 90 models of sights of Thuringia, among the Creuzburg, Erfurt Hauptbahnhof, the Planetarium Jena and the Wartburg.
It was the birthplace of the composer Friedrich Lux. One of his operas is called The Blacksmith of Ruhla.
References [edit]
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 2 July 2012.
External links [edit]
- Church of St. Concordia (Information available in German, English, Dutch, French and Italian)
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ruhla". Encyclopædia Britannica 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 822.
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