Rudolstadt
Town in Thuringia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rudolstadt is a town in the German federal state Thuringia, within the Thuringian Forest, to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north.
Rudolstadt | |
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Location of Rudolstadt within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district | |
Coordinates: 50°43′1″N 11°19′39″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
Subdivisions | 12 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–24) | Jörg Reichl[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 135.17 km2 (52.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 24,749 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 07407 |
Dialling codes | 03672 |
Vehicle registration | SLF, RU |
Website | www.rudolstadt.de |
The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide valley surrounded by woods. Rudolstadt was founded in 776 and has had municipal law since 1326. The town's landmark is the Castle Heidecksburg which is enthroned on a hill above the old town. The former municipality Remda-Teichel was merged into Rudolstadt in January 2019.
Rudolstadt was once well known because of the Anchor Stone Blocks of the Toy Company Richter and porcelain factories, beginning with the establishment of the Volkstedt porcelain manufacture in 1762.