Artern

Artern
Town hall

Coat of arms
Artern
Location of Artern within Kyffhäuserkreis district
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 11°18′0″E / 51.36667°N 11.30000°E / 51.36667; 11.30000Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 11°18′0″E / 51.36667°N 11.30000°E / 51.36667; 11.30000
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Kyffhäuserkreis
Government
 • Mayor Christine Zimmer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi)
Elevation 121 m (397 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 5,418
 • Density 230/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 06556
Dialling codes 03466
Vehicle registration KYF, ART, SDH
Website www.artern.de

Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany.

Geography

Artern is situated at the confluence of the rivers Unstrut and Helme, on a bend of the Unstrut, which flows through the town from the southeast to the northwest.

It is located in the north east of Thuringia, close to the border with Saxony Anhalt, and 12 km south of Sangerhausen.

Transport

Artern has railway connections to Erfurt and Sangerhausen. The railway connection to Naumburg was cancelled in December 2006. The population was 6,165 in the 2006 census.

History

The first known documented mention of Artern was as Aratora in the early 9th Century, in a register of estates at Hersfeld Abbey.

Machinery, sugar and boots used to be manufactured in Artern.

Its brine springs, known as early as the 15th century, are still frequented.[2]

In 1944 a subcamp, Rebstock neu, of the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald was established in Artern.

Twin towns

The town has three sister cities:

Historical Population

From 1960 as of 31st December

  • 1612: 242 households
  • 1831: 2640
  • 1890: 4790
  • 1933: 5889
  • 1939: 6366
  • 1960: 7296
  • 1989: 7280
  • 1994: 7064
  • 1995: 7269
  • 1996: 7157
  • 1997: 7069
  • 1998: 7067
  • 2000: 6848
  • 2001: 6732
  • 2002: 6580
  • 2003: 6424
  • 2004: 6344
  • 2005: 6201
  • 2006: 6165
  • 2007: 5970
  • 2008: 5867
  • 2009: 5824
  • 2010: 5715
  • 2011: 5742
  • 2012: 5707
  • 2013: 5658
  • 2014: 5553
  • 2015: 5590
  • 2016: 5530
Data since 1994: Thüringian State Statistical Office

Notable Residents

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Artern". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 669.
  3. ↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.
Aerial picture of Artern, ca. 1940
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