Heilbad Heiligenstadt

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This article is about the German spa town. For other places named Heiligenstadt, please see Heiligenstadt.

Heilbad Heiligenstadt
Coat of arms	Location
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Eichsfeld
Mayor	Bernhard Beck (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	61.57 km² (23.8 sq mi)
Elevation	255 m  (837 ft)
Population	17,194  (30/06/2006)
- Density	279 /km² (723 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	EIC
Postal code	37308
Area code	03606
Website	www.heilbad-heiligenstadt.de Coordinates: 51°22′44″N 10°08′19″E / 51.37889, 10.13861

Heilbad Heiligenstadt is a Thuringian town in the Eichsfeld in Germany. It is the capital of the district Eichsfeld. Heiligenstadt is near three-state corners of Thuringia, Hesse and Lower Saxony. As a recognized spa town it offers cures based on brine.

[edit] History

• Heiligenstadt was first mentioned in 973.
• In 1227, the town received town rights from the archbishop of Mainz.
• In 1540 Heiligenstadt became the capital of Eichsfeld
• In the Thirty Years' War of 1618-1648, the city was devastated several times.
• In 1994, Heiligenstadt became the capital of the newly formed district of Eichsfeld.

[edit] Local subdivisions

• Kalteneber
• Rengelrode
• Günterode
• Flinsberg, the geographical centre of Germany.

[edit] External links

• www.heilbad-heiligenstadt.de - official homepage of Heiligenstadt

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