Mühlhausen

Mühlhausen is a city in the federal state Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Unstrut-Hainich district, and lies along the river Unstrut. Mühlhausen has 37,895 inhabitants (2003).

Related Topics:
City - Federal state - Thuringia - Germany - Capital - Unstrut-Hainich - Unstrut

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Mühlhausen in Thuringia is first mentioned in 967 as an Ottonian Pfalz village. It had its period of glory during the 13th through the 15th century.

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967 - Ottonian Pfalz - Village - 13th - 15th century

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In St. Marien church the radical Reformer Thomas Müntzer was preaching in 1525.

Related Topics:
St. Marien - Thomas Müntzer - 1525

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Johann Sebastian Bach was an organist in the Divi Blasi church between 1708 and 1709.

Related Topics:
Johann Sebastian Bach - Divi Blasi - Church - 1708 - 1709

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From 1944 into March 1945 the Buchenwald administration opened a women's subcamp directly outside Muhlhausen. The women in the small camp worked under brutal conditions for little food. The women were evacuated in April 1945 to Bergen Belsen.

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1944 - March - 1945 - Buchenwald - April - Bergen Belsen

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Notable Natives:

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• Günter Fromm (14 November 1926 - 20 July 1994), author
• Adolph Methfessel (7 March 1807 - 17 November 1878), composer
• Ernst Methfessel (20 May 1811 - 20 January 1886), composer
• John (Johann) August Röebling (12 June 1806 - 22 June 1860), civil engineer, designer of Brooklyn Bridge, New York City
• Friedrich August Stüler, architect

The city of Mühlhausen consists of five districts:

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• Mühlhausen (33,660 inhabitants)
• Felchta (990 inhabitants)
• Görmar (1,109 inhabitants)
• Saalfeld (211 inhabitants)
• Windeberg (260 inhabitants)

Tourist attractions:

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• Historic city wall
• City archives
• 11 churches
• National Park Hainich

Twin/sister cities:

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• Tourcoing, France
• Eschwege, Hesse, Germany
• Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
• Kronstadt, Russia
 
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