Anrode is a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It was created in January 1997 by the merger of the former municipalities Lengefeld, Bickenriede, Dörna, Hollenbach and Zella.[1] On 1 January 2023 it was disbanded, and its constituent communities were distributed over 3 other municipalities:[2]
- Bickenriede and Zella to Dingelstädt
- Hollenbach to Mühlhausen
- Dörna and Lengefeld to Unstruttal
Anrode | |
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Location of Anrode  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°15′35″N 10°18′29″E / 51.25972°N 10.30806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis |
| Disbanded | 2023 |
| Area | |
• Total | 52.43 km2 (20.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 372 m (1,220 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31) | |
• Total | 3,138 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 99976 |
| Dialling codes | 036023 |
| Website | Gemeinde Anrode |
Notable people
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- Johann Friedrich Wender (1655-1729), organ builder, born in Dörna, had his workshop in Mühlhausen
- George Atzerodt (1835-1865), conspirator of the assassination on Abraham Lincoln, born in Dörna
- Karl Künstler (1901-probably 1945), SS Obersturmbannführer, camp commander of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, born in Zella
References
edit- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1997, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ "Thüringer Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt Nr. 26/2022" (PDF). 20 December 2022. p. 475.
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