Magdala, Germany

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Magdala
Coat of arms of Magdala
Coat of arms
Location of Magdala within Weimarer Land district
Magdala is located in Germany
Magdala
Magdala
Coordinates: 50°54′24″N 11°26′46″E / 50.90667°N 11.44611°E / 50.90667; 11.44611Coordinates: 50°54′24″N 11°26′46″E / 50.90667°N 11.44611°E / 50.90667; 11.44611
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictWeimarer Land
Municipal assoc.Mellingen
Government
 • Mayor (2016–22) Mario Haßkarl[1]
Area
 • Total20.53 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,019
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
99441
Dialling codes036454
Vehicle registrationAP
Websitewww.stadt-magdala.de

Magdala is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of Jena, and 12 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Weimar.

History[]

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Magdala was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Magdala

Personalities[]

Heinrich Friedrich Weber
  • August Wilhelm Dennstedt (1776-1826), natural scientist, doctor and author. In addition, he was mayor in Magdala and, since 1818, scientific director of the botanical garden Belvedere in Weimar.
  • Anton Sommer (1816-1888), poet from Rudolstadt, worked temporarily as a house teacher in Magdala
  • Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843-1912), physicist from Magdala, professor at the ETH Zürich

References[]

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
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