Magdala, Germany

Magdala
Magdala
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	Magdala Location of Magdala within Weimarer Land district
	Coordinates: 50°54′24″N 11°26′46″E / 50.90667°N 11.44611°ECoordinates: 50°54′24″N 11°26′46″E / 50.90667°N 11.44611°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Weimarer Land
Municipal assoc.	Mellingen
Government
• Mayor	Mario Haßkarl
Area
• Total	20.53 km2 (7.93 sq mi)
Elevation	271 m (889 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,014
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99441
Dialling codes	036454
Vehicle registration	AP
Website	www.stadt-magdala.de

Magdala is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of Jena, and 12 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Weimar.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Magdala was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Magdala

Personalities

Heinrich Friedrich Weber

August Wilhelm Dennstedt (1776-1826), natural scientist, doctor and author. In addition, he was mayor in Magdala and, since 1818, scientific director of the botanical garden Belvedere in Weimar.
Anton Sommer (1816-1888), poet from Rudolstadt, worked temporarily as a house teacher in Magdala
Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843-1912), physicist from Magdala, professor at the ETH Zürich

References

↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.