Dingelstädt

Dingelstädt
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Coordinates: 51°18′56″N 10°19′10″E / 51.31556°N 10.31944°E / 51.31556; 10.31944Coordinates: 51°18′56″N 10°19′10″E / 51.31556°N 10.31944°E / 51.31556; 10.31944
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Eichsfeld
Government
• Mayor (2019–25)	Andreas Karl Fernkorn[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	59.39 km2 (22.93 sq mi)
Elevation	335 m (1,099 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,834
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37351
Dialling codes	036075
Vehicle registration	EIC, HIG, WBS
Website	VG Dingelstädt

Church in Dingelstädt

Dingelstädt is a town in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the upper course of the river Unstrut, 8 km (5 mi) south of Leinefelde-Worbis and 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Mühlhausen. The former municipalities Helmsdorf, Kefferhausen, Kreuzebra and Silberhausen were merged into Dingelstädt in January 2019.

Museums[]

All the information in the museum's exhibition is displayed in both German and English.

The Borderland Museum Eichsfeld is a history museum a few miles away from Dingelstädt which deals with the German division and the GDR. It's grounds also include a hiking trail along the former Iron Curtain.

People[]

Christian Joseph Jagemann

• Christian Joseph Jagemann (1735–1804), scholar, court counselor and librarian
• Anton Thraen, (1843–1902), the German astronomer, minister and native of Holungen died in Dingelstädt

International relations[]

Dingelstädt is twinned with:

• Jarosław in Poland (since 2001) ^[3]
• Felsberg in Germany
• Wenden in Germany

References[]

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