Ponitz
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| Ponitz | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Thuringia |
| District | Altenburger Land |
| Local subdivisions | 5 |
| Mayor | Gerd Kühn (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 17.04 km² (6.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population | 1,797 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 105 /km² (273 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | ABG |
| Postal code | 04639 |
| Area codes | 034493 und 03764 |
| Location of Ponitz within Altenburger Land district | |
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Ponitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.
It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann[1] and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house.[2]
[edit] References
This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.
[edit] Further reading
- Home page of the Silbermann organ
- Silbermann Museum
- Silbermann: Geschichte und legende einer Orgelbauerfamilie (Ostfildern: Jan Thorbeck Verlag, 2006)
- Ponitz Renaissanceschloss
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