Dornburg-Camburg

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Dornburg-Camburg
Location of Dornburg-Camburg within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
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Dornburg-Camburg
Coordinates: 51°3′14″N11°42′27″E / 51.05389°N 11.70750°E / 51.05389; 11.70750 Coordinates: 51°3′14″N11°42′27″E / 51.05389°N 11.70750°E / 51.05389; 11.70750
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc. Dornburg-Camburg
Government
   Mayor (201824) Dorothea Storch [1] (CDU)
Area
  Total30.72 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total5,315
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07774, 07778 (Dornburg)
Dialling codes 036421
Vehicle registration SHK, EIS, SRO
Website dornburg-camburg.de

Dornburg-Camburg is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It was created on 1 December 2008, when the towns Dornburg and Camburg and the municipality Dorndorf-Steudnitz were merged.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Dornburg and Dorndorf-Steudnitz were part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, while Camburg was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen.

Camburg castle (2004) Camburg Burg 5.jpg
Camburg castle (2004)

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References

  1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.