Allstedt
Allstedt | |
|---|---|
 Allstedt Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Allstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district  | |
  Allstedt  Allstedt | |
| Coordinates: 51°24′N 11°23′E / 51.400°N 11.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Mansfeld-Südharz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürgen Richter (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.77 km2 (57.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,685 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06542 |
| Dialling codes | 03464, 034652, 034659 |
| Vehicle registration | MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH |
| Website | www.allstedt.com |
Allstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈalʃtɛt] ) is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximatively 10 km southeast of Sangerhausen.
History
Town Hall
Mill
Allstedt is mentioned as the tithable place Altstedi in Friesenfeld in the Hersfeld Tithe Register, created between 881 and 899.
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Allstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
- Gallery
Beyernaumburg Castle
Beyernaumburg Castle
Notable Residents
- Johann Karl Wilhelm Voigt (1752-1821), mineralogist
- Adolph Schmidt (1815-1903), jurist
- Otto Piltz (1846-1910), painter
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1828)
- Melchior Acontius, humanist and poet (1515-1569 in Allstedt)
- Gottfried Arnold, Lutheran theologian, (1700-1704) court preacher in Allstedt
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832), acted several years at Castle Allstedt
- Thomas Müntzer, (ca. 1489-1525), acted in 1523-1525 Allstedt
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
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