Magdala | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Magdala within Weimarer Land district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°54′24″N 11°26′46″E / 50.90667°N 11.44611°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Weimarer Land |
| Municipal assoc. | Mellingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Mario Haßkarl[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.53 km2 (7.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,987 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 99441 |
| Dialling codes | 036454 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
| Website | www.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
- ↑ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
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