Rudolstadt

Rudolstadt

Coat of arms
Rudolstadt
Location of Rudolstadt within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Coordinates: 50°43′1″N 11°19′39″E / 50.71694°N 11.32750°E / 50.71694; 11.32750Coordinates: 50°43′1″N 11°19′39″E / 50.71694°N 11.32750°E / 50.71694; 11.32750
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Government
 • Mayor Jörg Reichl
Area
 • Total 55.38 km2 (21.38 sq mi)
Elevation 195 m (640 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 22,560
 • Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 07407
Dialling codes 03672
Vehicle registration SLF, alternatively RU
Website www.rudolstadt.de

Rudolstadt is a town in the German Bundesland of Thuringia, close to the Thuringian Forest to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north.

The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide valley surrounded by woods. Rudolstadt was founded in 776 and has had municipal law since 1326. The town's landmark is the Castle Heidecksburg which is enthroned on a hill above the old town.

Rudolstadt is twinned with Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland.

Rudolstadt became popular through the Anchor Stone Blocks of the Toy Company Richter and porcelain factories, beginning with the establishment of the Volkstedt porcelain manufacture in 1762.

Rudolstadt hosts Germany’s biggest folk, roots, and world music festival, TFF Rudolstadt (Tanz&FolkFest), taking place annually on the first full July weekend.[2]

The headquarters of the EPC Group, a global engineering and construction company, are in Rudolstadt.

Since 2012 Rudolstadt hosts Gettingtough – The Race, Europe's hardest Obstacle Race.

The so-called "Richtersche Villa" (Richters Mansion).
Rudolstadt Town Hall
Bobo 2006

Notable people from Rudolstadt

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ Official website of TFF.Rudolstadt Archived 2006-02-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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