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Bad Blankenburg (German pronunciation: [bat ˈblaŋkənbʊʁk] (listen)) is a spa town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 6 km southwest of Rudolstadt, and 37 km southeast of Erfurt. It is most famous for being the location of the first kindergarten of Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel, in 1837.

Bad Blankenburg
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Blankenburg within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Bad Blankenburg
Bad Blankenburg
Coordinates: 50°41′0″N 11°16′0″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaalfeld-Rudolstadt
Subdivisions8
Government
 • Mayor (2018–24) Mike George[1] (FW)
Area
 • Total35.56 km2 (13.73 sq mi)
Elevation
220 m (720 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,191
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07422
Dialling codes036741
Vehicle registrationSLF
Websitewww.bad-blankenburg.de

To the north of it, on an eminence, rise the fine ruins of the castle of Greifenstein, built by the German king Henry I, and from 1275 to 1583 the seat of a cadet branch of the counts of Schwarzburg.[3]

In the nineteenth century, Bad Blankenburg was part of the small principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

Bad Blankenburg is the headquarters of Deutsche Evangelische Allianz, a cooperative network of most Protestant churches in Germany.

The main sights of Bad Blankenburg on OpenstreetMap.[4]


Historical Population


Historical Population (from 1960 as of 31 December):

  • 1834: 1,256
  • 1933: 4,557
  • 1939: 5,307
  • 1960: 10,126
  • 1994: 8,323
  • 1995: 8,197
  • 1996: 8,136
  • 1997: 8,076
  • 1998: 8,037
  • 1999: 7,963
  • 2000: 7,909
  • 2001: 7,764
  • 2002: 7,688
  • 2003: 7.658
  • 2004: 7,613
  • 2005: 7,498
  • 2006: 7,363
  • 2007: 7,281
  • 2008: 7,235
  • 2009: 7,173
  • 2010: 7,047
  • 2011: 6,873
  • 2012: 6,816
  • 2013: 6,724
  • 2014: 6,644
Data source from 1994: Thuringian Office for Statistics

Twin towns – sister cities


 Poland Tarnów Opolski, Poland


References


  1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Blankenburg". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 41.
  4. "The main sights of Bad Blankenburg on OpenstreetMap". landausblick.de. Retrieved 1 July 2022.


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- [en] Bad Blankenburg

[ru] Бад-Бланкенбург

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