Arnstadt

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Arnstadt is a town in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany. It is Das Tor zum Th?ringer Wald, The Gate to the Thuringian Forest.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Arnstadt was first mentioned in 704 from the Arnestati. It is the oldest place to be mentioned in Thuringia. In 1204, it received municipal rights.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Egene Marlitt
• Willibald Alexis
• Ludwig Bechstein
• Paul Keller

The composer Johan Sebastian Bach. whose family lived since generations in Arnstadt

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Thuringia: The Free State of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Th?ringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the country's sixteen Bundesl?nder (federal states), with an area of 16,200 km? and 2.45 million inhabitants. The capital is Erfurt....

Thuringian Forest: The Thuringian Forest (Th?ringer Wald in German language) running northwest to southeast, forms a continuous stretch of rounded hills in the German state of Thuringia. It is about 120 km long and 35 km wide. The highest elevation is the Gro?er Beerberg (982 m)....

704: Events...