Schwarzburg (municipality)
Schwarzburg is a municipality in the valley of the Schwarza (German: Schwarzatal) in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany.
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Location of Schwarzburg (municipality) within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°38′27″N 11°11′49″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
| Municipal assoc. | Schwarzatal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Knut Künzer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.63 km2 (5.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
| Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 550 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 07427 |
| Dialling codes | 036730 |
| Vehicle registration | SLF |
| Website | www.mittleres-schwarzatal.de |
It was first mentioned in 1071 as Swartzinburg. The (now-ruined) castle was from the 12th century the seat of the Counts of Schwarzburg. Then Rudolstadt became seat of the new line of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
On August 11, 1919, while on holiday in Schwarzburg, Friedrich Ebert, the first Reichspräsident of Germany, signed the Weimar constitution, the first democratic constitution of Germany.
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften nach Geschlecht in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2018". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2019.
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