Eisenberg, Thuringia
Eisenberg | |
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Location of Eisenberg within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′5″N 11°54′5″E / 50.96806°N 11.90139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saale-Holzland-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Michael Kieslich (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290 m (950 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 10,955 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07607 |
| Dialling codes | 036691 |
| Vehicle registration | SHK, EIS, SRO |
| Website | www.stadt-eisenberg.de |
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Eisenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪzn̩ˌbɛʁk]) is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland.
Neighboring municipalities are Jena (25 kilometres (16 miles) in west) and Gera (15 kilometres (9 miles) in south east). West of Eisenberg runs the motorway A 9 from Berlin to Munich. A tradition in Eisenberg on Christmas Eve is that the people of the city meet at the market place by 6 to listen to live Christmas music from the tower of the city hall - played by the brass choir of the Lutheran parish.
The main attraction of the town is the baroque Castle Church, built in 1692 by Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.