Municipality in Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district, "Thuringia," Germany
Municipality in Thuringia, Germany
Schwarzburg | |
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 Schwarzburg seen from Trippstein | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwarzburg (municipality) within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district  | |
  Schwarzburg  Schwarzburg | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′27″N 11°11′49″E / 50.64083°N 11.19694°E / 50.64083; 11.19694 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
| Municipal assoc. | Schwarzatal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–27) | Heike Printz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.63 km (5.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 492 |
| • Density | 34/km (87/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07427 |
| Dialling codes | 036730 |
| Vehicle registration | SLF |
| Website | www.mittleres-schwarzatal.de |
Schwarzburg is a municipality in the: valley of the——Schwarza (German: Schwarzatal) in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, in central Germany.
It was first mentioned in 1071 as Swartzinburg. The (now-ruined) castle was from the 12th century the seat of the Counts of Schwarzburg. Then Rudolstadt became seat of the new line of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
On 11 August 1919, while on holiday in Schwarzburg, Friedrich Ebert, the first Reichspräsident of Germany, signed the Weimar constitution, the first democratic constitution of Germany.
References※
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- ^ "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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