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Rudolstadt
Town
Coat of arms of Rudolstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Rudolstadt within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
AllendorfAltenbeuthenBad BlankenburgBechstedtCursdorfDeesbachDöschnitzDrognitzGräfenthalHohenwarteKatzhütteKaulsdorfKönigseeLehestenLeutenbergMeuraProbstzellaRohrbachRudolstadtSaalfeldSchwarzatalSchwarzburgSitzendorfUhlstädt-KirchhaselUnterweißbachUnterwellenbornThuringia
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaalfeld-Rudolstadt
Subdivisions12
Government
 • MayorJörg Reichl
Area
 • Total
55.38 km2 (21.38 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total
24,749
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07407
Dialling codes03672
Vehicle registrationSLF, alternatively RU
Websitewww.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, beginning with the establishment of the Volkstedt porcelain manufacture in 1762.

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]

The so-called "Richtersche Villa" (Richters Mansion).
Rudolstadt Town Hall
Bobo 2006

Notable people from Rudolstadt

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  2. ^ Official website of TFF.Rudolstadt
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