Kaulsdorf (Saale)

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Kaulsdorf
Municipality
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Location of Kaulsdorf within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
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Kaulsdorf
Coordinates: 50°38′N11°26′E / 50.633°N 11.433°E / 50.633; 11.433
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Subdivisions5
Government
 •  Mayor (2018–24) Kerstin Barczus [1]
Area
 • Total21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total2,340
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07338
Dialling codes 036733
Vehicle registration SLF
Website www.kaulsdorf-saale.de

Kaulsdorf is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1074 in a document from the Benedictine monastery in Saalfeld. The Kaulsdorfer Saalmühle was first mentioned in a document in 1425. [3] A castle, additionally protected by moats, stood on the site of the castle, which is still well-preserved today. [4]

Kaulsdorf originally belonged to the County of Weimar-Orlamünde as a Wettin fiefdom. Part of the area was given as a fief to the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth under Bohemian suzerainty in 1427 and sold to the Schwarzburgers in 1438 and by them to the Mansfeld-Vorderort in 1503.

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Kaulsdorf was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony.

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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: 31.12.2021" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
  3. ↑ Werner Dietzel: Mühlen zwischen oberer Saale und Thüringer Becken. Wasserräder und Turbinen in Mühlen, Hammerwerken und Schmelzhütten im Einzugsgebiet der Saale sowie Windmühlen auf den umliegenden Hochflächen. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2012, ISBN 978-3-86777-453-6, S. 17.
  4. ↑ Michael Köhler: Thüringer Burgen und befestigte vor- und frühgeschichtliche Wohnplätze. Jenzig-Verlag Köhler, Jena 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9, S. 153–154.


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