Neustadt an der Orla is a town in
Saale-Orla-Kreis
Saale-Orla is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Saale-Holzland, Greiz, the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony, the Bavarian districts Hof and Kronach, and the distri ...
district, in
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Erfurt is the capital and lar ...
. It is situated at the small river
Orla
Orla may refer to:
Places
*Orla, Missouri, USA
*Orla, Texas, USA
*Orla, Jharkhand, India
*Orla, Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland), a village
**Gmina Orla, a commune centred on the village
*Orla, Krotoszyn County in Greater Poland Voivodesh ...
, 17 km north of
Schleiz
Schleiz is a town in the district of Saale-Orla-Kreis in Thuringia, Germany. The former municipality Crispendorf was merged into Schleiz in January 2019, and Burgk in December 2019.
Location
Schleiz is in the Thuringian Vogtland area, an ar ...
, and 25 km southeast of
Jena
Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a po ...
. The former municipality
Stanau was merged into Neustadt an der Orla in January 2019, and
Linda bei Neustadt an der Orla,
Knau
Knau is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. The former municipality Bucha was merged into Knau in January 2019. Since December 2019, it is part of the town Neustadt an der Orla
Neustadt ...
and
Dreba in December 2019.
Geography
Setting
The additive, which differentiates Neustadt an der Orla from other towns named Neustadt, owed the town the
Orla River. The Orla rises east of the town
Triptis
Triptis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 22 km southwest of Gera. The town is the seat of the municipal association Triptis.
History
Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Triptis was ...
. Near
Orlamünde the Orla flows into the river
Saale
The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saal ...
. The district is called after these two rivers that are typical for this region.
Towns and villages in the neighbourhood
Pillingsdorf,
Rosendorf
Rosendorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. The town is a member of the municipal association Triptis
Triptis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 22&nb ...
,
Dreitzsch,
Schmieritz
Schmieritz is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German st ...
,
Kospoda,
Weira
Weira is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany.
Weira was the birthplace of Richard Müller the socialist and industrial unionist active in the German Revolution
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or rela ...
,
Lausnitz,
Langenorla
Langenorla is a municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German st ...
,
Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf
Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf is a municipality in the district Saale-Holzland, in Thuringia, Germany.
Wolfersdorf Castle, a hunting lodge of the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg, received its name ''Schloss Fröhliche Wiederkunft'' ("Palace of Happy Returni ...
and
Breitenhain
Breitenhain is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2010, it is part of the town Neustadt an der Orla
Neustadt an der Orla is a town in Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuri ...
.
Parts of Neustadt an der Orla
*Neustadt (Orla) (12.52 km
2)
*Arnshaugk (0.24 km
2)
*Börthen (1.25 km
2)
*Breitenhain-Strößwitz (5.57 km
2)
*
Dreba (12.47 km
2)
*
Knau
Knau is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. The former municipality Bucha was merged into Knau in January 2019. Since December 2019, it is part of the town Neustadt an der Orla
Neustadt ...
(15.92 km
2, incl. Posen and
Bucha)
*Lichtenau (2.25 km
2)
*
Linda bei Neustadt an der Orla (16.66 km
2, incl. Steinbrücken, Köthnitz and Kleina)
*Moderwitz (5.59 km
2)
*Molbitz (4.56 km
2)
*Neunhofen (4.54 km
2)
*
Stanau (4.28 km
2)
Total area: 86.08 km
2
History
Within the
German Empire
The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...
(1871–1918), Neustadt an der Orla was part of the
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (german: Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach) was a historical German state, created as a duchy in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach, which had been in personal union since 1741. It was rais ...
.
Sons and daughters of the town
*
Johann Ernst Hebenstreit
Johann Ernst Hebenstreit (15 January 1703 – 5 December 1757) was a German physician and naturalist born in Neustadt an der Orla.
He was a student at the University of Leipzig, where in 1728 he earned his philosophy degree, and one year later ...
(1702–1757), physician
*
Friedrich Gumpert
Friedrich Adolph Gumpert (27 April 1841, Lichtenau (Thüringen) – 31 December 1906, Leipzig) was a German horn player and teacher.
Gumpert received his early musical education in Jena. From 1860 he was a horn player, first in Bad Nauheim, then ...
(1841–1906), hornist and music professor
*
Johannes Walther
Johannes Walther (July 20, 1860 in Neustadt an der Orla, Germany – May 4, 1937 in Bad Hofgastein, Germany) was a German geologist who discovered important principles of stratigraphy, including Walther's Law.Norbert Hauschke, Silvia Isaac, Lar ...
(1860–1937), geologist
*
Hans Fitz (1891–1972), stage author, actor and director
*
Robert Döpel
Georg Robert Döpel (3 December 1895 – 2 December 1982) was a German experimental nuclear physicist. He was a participant in a group known as the " first ''Uranverein''", which was spawned by a meeting conducted by the ''Reichserziehungsmini ...
(1895–1982), nuclear physicist and professor
*
Dietmar Schauerhammer (born 1955), bob driver
Other personalities
*
Ottmar von Mohl (1846–1922), diplomat, died at the castle Arnshaugk near Neustadt
*
Hanka Kupfernagel
Hanka Kupfernagel (born 19 March 1974 in Gera, Bezirk Gera) is a retired German professional cycle racer. During most of her career her primary focus was cyclo-cross racing, however, she has also won major road, track and mountain bike races. ...
(born 1974), cyclist
*
Nico Herzig (born 1983), footballer, lived the first years in the district Molbitz
*
Denny Herzig (born 1984), footballer, lived the first years in the district Molbitz
References
Saale-Orla-Kreis
Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
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