Allstedt | |
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) Allstedt Castle | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Allstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district ) | |
)  Allstedt ) Allstedt | |
| Coordinates: 51°24′N 11°23′E / 51.400°N 11.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Mansfeld-Südharz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jürgen Richter (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.77 km2 (57.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,685 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 06542 |
| Dialling codes | 03464, 034652, 034659 |
| Vehicle registration | MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH |
| Website | www.allstedt.com |
Allstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈalʃtɛt] ) is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximatively 10 km southeast of Sangerhausen.
History
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Allstedt is mentioned as the tithable place Altstedi in Friesenfeld in the Hersfeld Tithe Register, created between 881 and 899.
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Allstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
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Notable Residents
- Johann Karl Wilhelm Voigt (1752-1821), mineralogist
- Adolph Schmidt (1815-1903), jurist
- Otto Piltz (1846-1910), painter
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1828)
- Melchior Acontius, humanist and poet (1515-1569 in Allstedt)
- Gottfried Arnold, Lutheran theologian, (1700-1704) court preacher in Allstedt
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832), acted several years at Castle Allstedt
- Thomas Müntzer, (ca. 1489-1525), acted in 1523-1525 Allstedt
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).