Altenburg - Citizendia

This article is about the city in Thuringia, Germany. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For other uses, see Altenburg (disambiguation).

Location of the town of Altenburg within Altenburger Land district
Altenburg

Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Altenburger Land
Town subdivisions	4
Lord Mayor	Michael Wolf (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	45. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis The Lord Mayor is the title of the Mayor of a major city with special recognition Michael Wolf was the president and former COO of MTV Networks. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 60 km² (17. 6 sq mi)
Elevation	227 m (745 ft)
Population	37,236 (31/12/2006)
- Density	817 /km² (2,115 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ABG
Postal code	04600
Area code	03447
Website	www.altenburg.eu
Coordinates: 50°59′6″N 12°26′0″E / 50.985, 12.43333

Altenburg [listen] (help·info) is a town in the German federal state (Bundesland) of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. This sort of fix restores section edit linkpoints to where they belong It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district. Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis

1 Geography
2 History
3 Historical population
4 Sights
5 Culture
6 Economy
7 Transport
8 Sister cities
9 Notable natives
10 References
11 See also
12 External links

Geography

Altenburg is bounded by Windischleuba, Nobitz, Saara, Altkirchen, Göhren, Lödla, Rositz, Wintersdorf and Gerstenberg. Windischleuba is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Nobitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Saara is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land. Altkirchen is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of the same name Göhren may refer to the following places in Germany Göhren Parchim, a municipality in the district Parchim Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Göhren Lödla is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Rositz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Wintersdorf is a former municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. Gerstenberg is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.

History

The town (civitas Altenburg) was first mentioned in a deed to the bishop of Zeitz in 976. For the 976 telephone prefix see Premium-rate telephone number Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 10 — Remains of a Slavic castle on the Schloßberg demonstrate that the town was probably a Slavic foundation, the capital of the shire of Plisni, taken over during the conquest of Meißen by Henry I. Meissen (in German orthography: Meißen; Sorbian: Mišno; Misena Misnia Misnensium is a Town of approximately 30000 near As shown by place names, the surrounding area (Osterland) was mainly settled by Slavs. Osterland ( terra orientalis) is a historical region in Germany.

The town's location on the imperial road between Halle and Cheb in Bohemia gave Altenburg economic importance in the salt trade. Halle is the largest city in the German State of Saxony-Anhalt. Cheb (ˈxɛp German: Latin: Egra is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with about 33000 inhabitants Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the

The first castle, located under the present day church St. Bartholomäi, was destroyed after the Battle of Hohenmölsen between Henry IV and Rudolph of Swabia. Henry IV ( November 11, 1050 &ndash August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 until Rudolf of Rheinfelden (Rudolf von Rheinfelden c 1025 &ndash 15 October 1080) was Duke of Swabia (1057&ndash1079 and German Antiking It was rebuilt on the Schloßberg outside of the town. The 11th century Mantelturm tower is still preserved. The castle later became an imperial palatinate and played an important part in the German takeover and settlement of the area between the Harz-mountains and the Elbe. This article gives details on the history of the Count Palatine in Mediaeval European Palatinate regions and social structure The Harz is a mountain range in central Germany It is the highest mountain chain in northern Germany occupying parts of the German states of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe.

In the middle of the 12th century, the Hohenstaufen emperors patronized Altenburg, allowing the town to become a market and a mint. Together with the Royal forests Leina, Pahna, Kammerforst and Luckauer Forst, lands of the Groitzsch family bought by Frederick Barbarossa, Altenburg, Colditz, Zwickau and Chemnitz were turned into the Terra Plisniensis. Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned Colditz (ˈkʰɔldɪt͡s is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, near Leipzig, located on the banks of the river Mulde. Zwickau (ˈtsvɪkaʊ̯ Cvikov is a city in Germany, in the Bundesland Sachsen (Saxony situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge Chemnitz (1953–1990 Karl-Marx-Stadt ( Sorbian:Kamjenica is a City in Eastern Germany. Altenburg and Chemnitz as Imperial towns were intended to reduce the importance of Leipzig held by the Margrave of Meißen. Under Frederick Barbarossa much building took place, especially in the market area, and the town grew rapidly. An Augustine priory was founded and the church was finished in 1172. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations The twin towers (Rote Spitzen) are still preserved. A town wall was constructed at the end of the 12th century.

During the Interregnum, the Terra Plisniensis was impounded, but bought back by Rudolph I of Germany, who desired the crown of Thuringia. An interregnum (plural interregna or interregnums) is a period of discontinuity of a government organization or social order Rudolph I, also known as Rudolph of Habsburg ( German: Rudolf von Habsburg, Latin Rudolfus) May 1, 1218 &ndash Together with Zwickau and Chemnitz, Altenburg was part of the anti-Meißen Pleiße-city Union of 1290. After the Battle of Lucka in 1307 against Friedrich (der Freidige) of Meißen and his brother Diezmann, King Albert I lost Altenburg and the Pleiße-lands to the margraves of Meißen. The Battle of Lucka occurred on 31 May 1307 near the village of Lucka. Albrecht I of Habsburg (July 1255 &ndash May 1, 1308) sometimes named as Albert I, was King of the Romans, Duke of Austria

Altenburg about the year 1650

In 1455 Altenburg saw the division (Altenburger Teilung) of the Meißen lands between Elector Frederick II (the Gentle) and Duke Wilhelm that led, after a failed attempt at reconciliation (Hallescher Machtspruch) to a war (1446-1451) between the two brothers (Bruderkrieg). Frederick II Elector of Saxony (Frederick the Gentle (b Leipzig, 22 August 1412 - d In the second division of the Wettin lands between Ernest and Albert at Leipzig in 1485, Altenburg fell to Erenst, together with the Electorate (Kurland), Grimma, the Mutschener Pflege, Leisnig, Thuringia and the Vogtland. Ernst Elector of Saxony (b Meissen, 24 March 1441 - d Colditz, 26 August 1486) was Elector of Saxony from Albert (Albrecht 27 January, 1443 &ndash 12 September, 1500) was a Duke of Saxony. Grimma is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 km southeast of Leipzig. Leisnig is a small town in the district of Mittelsachsen, federal Free State of Saxony in Germany. The term Vogtland refers to a region reaching across the German free states of Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia and into the Czech Republic From this time on, Altenburg was historically connected with Thuringia. During the Peasants' War of 1525, the Altenburg Augustine monastery was attacked. For other conflicts referred to as peasant wars or revolts see Peasant revolt (disambiguation. In the summer, four peasant rebels were executed at the marketplace.

From 1603-1672 Altenburg was the residence of the Ernestine line, after that, it fell to Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg was a historical state in today's Thuringia, Germany. During the Napoleonic wars it was a scene of a brief Allied raid by the Saxon General Johann von Thielmann. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The raid at Altenburg on 28 September 1813 took place during the War of the Sixth Coalition 's Allied autumn campaign in Saxony. Johann Adolf Freiherr von Thielmann ( April 27, 1765 &ndash October 10, 1824) was a Saxon and Prussian Cavalry When the Ernestine lands were re-divided in 1826, Altenburg became the capital of Saxe-Altenburg. Saxe-Altenburg (Sachsen-Altenburg was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the Wettin dynasty The last duke abdicated on 13 November 1918 after being promised 12 million Marks and the ownership of numerous castles. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The free-state Saxe-Altenburg was merged with Thuringia in 1920.

During World War II, several subcamps of the Buchenwald concentration camp were located here. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Buchenwald concentration camp (German Konzentrationslager or 'KZ' Buchenwald) was a Nazi concentration camp established on the Ettersberg (Etter Mountain near They provided slave labour for HASAG, the third largest Germany company to use concentration camp labour. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another ^[1]

In 1952, Altenburg fell to the Leipzig District, but became part of Thuringia again in 1990. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar)

Close to Altenburg, near Ehrenberg is a large stone which the devil used as a hat, boasting that even Jesus was not strong enough to do this. Jesus appeared and lifted the stone with one finger. The stone now bears the imprint of both the devil's head and Christ's finger.

Historical population

1831 - 1939	1946 - 1996	1997 - 2004
1831 - 12. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a 629 1880 - 26. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 241 1885 - 29. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 110 1890 - 31. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 439 1900 - 37. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar 110 1925 - 42. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 570 1933 - 43. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 736 1939 - 45. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 851	1946 - 51. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 805 1 1950 - 49. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 413 2 1960 - 46. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 791 1981 - 55. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 827 1984 - 54. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) 755 1994 - 46. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) 291 1995 - 45. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 472 1996 - 44. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) 854	1997 - 44. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 060 1998 - 43. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 032 1999 - 42. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 005 2000 - 41. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 290 2001 - 40. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 559 2002 - 39. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 810 2003 - 39. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 189 2004 - 38. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 417

Source (since 1994): Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik

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Sights

Altenburg's town hall is one of the most important Renaissance buildings in Germany. A city hall or town hall is the chief administrative building of a City or Town 's administration and usually houses the city or The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere It was built between 1562 and 1564 by the architect Nikolaus Grohmann. The Schenkendorffsches Palais (1724) and the Alte Amtshaus (1725) are remarkable Baroque structure. Baroque art redirects here Please disambiguate such links to Baroque painting, Baroque sculpture, etc There is also a castle, which is the scene of the famous "Prinzenraub", related by Carlyle in his "Miscellanies". A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881 was a Scottish essayist satirist and historian whose work was highly influential during the Victorian era. The Western main wing (1706-1732) contains an exhibition on the history of playing cards and card games and a historical museum. The Lindenau Museum in the palace of Bernhard August von Lindenau (1799-1854), built in 1875 houses Italian paintings of the 13th-15th centuries, a collection of classical antiquities and cast and modern art. Baron Bernhard August von Lindenau ( June 11, 1780 – May 21, 1854) was a German Lawyer, Astronomer, politician The Culture of Italy can be found in the Roman ruins remaining in much of the country the precepts of the Roman Catholic Church, the spirit of the

Altenburg Castle

Altenburg Theatre

Lindenau Museum

City hall

Culture

Altenburg is called the playing cards town. The game of skat is said to have originated here, based on the Bavarian tarock. Skat is (along with Doppelkopf) the most popular Card game in Germany and Silesia. Because of the influence Emperor Frederick Barbarossa had on the town, it is nicknamed a "Barbarossa town". Frederick I Barbarossa (1122 &ndash 10 June 1190) was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned " Barbarossa city " (Barbarossastadt is a nickname for five German cities that the Staufer Emperor Frederick Barbarossa stayed in or near

Economy

Gumpert Apollo

Altenburg is noted for produced playing cards. The Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik was founded in the year 1831. Today it is a subsidiary company of Cartamundi and market leader in Germany. Formerly known as Carta Mundi, Cartamundi is a European Playing card manufacturer based in Turnhout, Belgium.

In Altenburg is the headquarters of the Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur. Gumpert is a German-based company building Supercars. The first model produced is the Apollo. Since 2005 the supercar Gumpert Apollo is produced by Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur. The Gumpert Apollo is the first vehicle produced by Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH in Germany - in the city of Altenburg, Thuringia.

Transport

Leipzig-Altenburg Airport

In the vicinity of the city are two airports. The Leipzig-Altenburg Airport, a former Russian military airport, is used for cheap commercial flights to London Stansted and Girona. Leipzig-Altenburg Airport, until February 2008 known as Altenburg-Nobitz Airport is a German regional airport 6 km (3 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending London Stansted Airport is a passenger Airport located in the Uttlesford District of the English County of Essex about 38 miles (61 Girona ( Catalan: Girona ʒiˈɾonə Spanish: Gerona xeˈɾona is a city located in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain Leipzig/Halle is an international airport 50 km northwest of Altenburg. Leipzig/Halle Airport sometimes called Schkeuditz Airport serves both Leipzig, Saxony and Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Sister cities

Offenburg, Germany
Olten, Switzerland
Zlín, Czech Republic
Hickory, North Carolina (is only a school partnership. Offenburg is also the German name of Baia de Arieş in Romania Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Olten is a City in the homonymous municipality of Olten in the district of Olten in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation This article is on the city See also Zlin aircraft brand Zlín (zliːn formerly Gottwaldov ('gotvaldof is a city in the Zlín The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Trees in the genus Carya (from Ancient Greek κάρυον " Nut " are commonly known as Hickory. North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States )