Eisenberg, Thuringia

Eisenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪzn̩ˌbɛʁk]) is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland.

Town hall (Rathaus) Eisenberg

Eisenberg
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Eisenberg within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 50°58′5″N 11°54′5″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Michael Kieslich[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• 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

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.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Johann Michael Heineccius (1674–1722), Lutheran clergyman and historian
• Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (1681–1741), professor of law and philosophy
• Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), philosopher
• Bruno Bauer (1809–1882), philosopher
• Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829–1907), Prussian General of the Cavalry
• Gerhard Buchwald (1920–2009), physician
• Gunther Emmerlich (1944–2023), singer and entertainer

Aerial view of Christiansburg Castle where the district's administration is headquartered

Other personalities

• Christian of Saxony-Eisenberg (1653–1707), the only Duke of Saxony-Eisenberg
• Immanuel Johann Gerhard Scheller (1735–1803), an old philologist and lexicographer, studied at the Gymnasium in Eisenberg between 1747 and 1752
• Charlotte Amalie von Sachsen-Meiningen (Duchess of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg) lived for several years in Eisenberg
• Georg von Sachsen-Altenburg (1796–1853), Duke of Saxony-Altenburg, resided alternately in Altenburg and Eisenberg
• Otto Hammann (1852–1928), jurist, studied at the Gymnasium in Eisenberg
• Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1871–1955), Duke of Saxony-Altenburg, attended the Christian-School in Eisenberg between 1886 and 1889
• Peter Landau (1935-2019), legal scientist, went to school in Eisenberg