Schwarzburg (municipality)
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Location of Schwarzburg (municipality) within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
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| Coordinates | 50°38′27″N 11°11′49″E / 50.64083°N 11.19694°ECoordinates: 50°38′27″N 11°11′49″E / 50.64083°N 11.19694°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
| Municipal assoc. | Mittleres Schwarzatal |
| Mayor | Knut Künzer |
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| Area | 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (919 ft) |
| Population | 542 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 37 /km2 (96 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SLF |
| Postal code | 07427 |
| Area code | 036730 |
| Website | www.mittleres-schwarzatal.de |
Schwarzburg is a municipality in the valley of the Schwarza (German: Schwarzatal) in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany.
First mentioned in 1071 as Swartzinburg. The (now-ruined) castle was from the 12th century the seat of the Counts of Schwarzburg. Then Rudolstadt became seat of the new line of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
On August 11, 1919, while on holiday in Schwarzburg, Friedrich Ebert — the first Reichspräsident of Germany — signed the Weimar constitution, the first democratic constitution of Germany.
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