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.

Dingelstädt
Town
Gymnasium in Dingelstädt
Coat of arms
Location of Dingelstädt within Eichsfeld district
Dingelstädt Show map of Germany Dingelstädt Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 51°18′56″N 10°19′10″E
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	https://www.dingelstaedt.de/

Museums

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

People

• 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
  • Michael Robert Rhein (*1964), lead singer of the medieval rock band In Extremo.

International relations

Dingelstädt is twinned with:

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

References

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Notes

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[de] Dingelstädt

[ru] Дингельштедт