Allstedt (German pronunciation: [ˈalʃtɛt] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximatively 10 km southeast of Sangerhausen.
History
Allstedt is mentioned as the tithable place Altstedi in Friesenfeld in the Hersfeld Tithe Register, created between 881 and 899.
Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Allstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
In 2010 Allstedt absorbed 12 former municipalities, that became subdivisions of the town.[3]
Geography
The town Allstedt consists of the following 13 Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[4]
Notable residents
- Johann Karl Wilhelm Voigt (1752–1821), mineralogist
- Adolph Schmidt (1815–1903), jurist
- Otto Piltz (1846–1910), painter
- Melchior Acontius, humanist and poet (1515–1569 in Allstedt)
- Gottfried Arnold, Lutheran theologian, (1700–1704) court preacher in Allstedt
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749–1832), acted several years at Castle Allstedt
- Thomas Müntzer, (c. 1489 – 1525), acted in 1523–1525 Allstedt
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Beyernaumburg Castle
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
- ^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Allstedt, January 2020.
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