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Orlamünde

Coordinates: 50°46′31″N 11°31′53″E / 50.77528°N 11.53139°E / 50.77528; 11.53139
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Orlamünde
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Orlamünde
Coat of arms
Location of Orlamünde within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
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Orlamünde is located in Germany
Orlamünde
Orlamünde
Orlamünde is located in Thuringia
Orlamünde
Orlamünde
Coordinates: 50°46′31″N 11°31′53″E / 50.77528°N 11.53139°E / 50.77528; 11.53139
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Südliches Saaletal
Government
 • Mayor (2022–28) Uwe Nitsche[1]
Area
 • Total7.58 km2 (2.93 sq mi)
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,073
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07768
Dialling codes036423
Vehicle registrationSHK, EIS, SRO
Websitewww.vg-suedliches-saaletal.de

Orlamünde (pronunciationⓘ) is a small town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Südliches Saaletal.

Geography

The town centre stretches along the steep banks of the Saale river at the confluence with the Orla, approximately 17 km (11 mi) south of Jena. With a population of about 1,100 it is one of the smallest towns in Thuringia.

Orlamünde station is a stop on the Saal Railway line from Großheringen to Saalfeld. Frome here the Orla Railway runs along the Orla river to Pößneck.

History

Orlamünde Castle

Located at the eastern rim of the early medieval Duchy of Thuringia, Orlamünde was the site of a fortress at the border with lands of the Polabian Slavs and the Sorbian March. The settlement itself was first mentioned in a 1039 deed. The estates were acquired by Count Otto of Weimar about 1062, who also ruled as Margrave of Meissen. He and his descendants went on to rule as Counts of Weimar-Orlamünde until the dynasty became extinct in 1112 and their possessions were inherited by the Saxon House of Ascania.

The St Mary's parish church was erected west of Orlamünde Castle in the 11th century. A Williamite monastery is documented from 1331. When the Ascanian counts of Weimar-Orlamünde became extinct in 1372, their estates fell to the House of Wettin.

Notable people

  • Andreas Karlstadt (1486–1541), reformer, priest in Orlamünde in 1523/24
  • Kaspar Glatz (d. 1551), Lutheran reformer, priest in Orlamünde from 1524

References

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
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