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Country
  
Germany

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Dialling codes
  
03466

Area
  
24.05 km²

Population
  
5,867 (31 Dec 2008)

District
  
Kyffhäuserkreis

State
  
Thuringia

Postal codes
  
06556

Vehicle registration
  
KYF, ART, SDH

Local time
  
Saturday 12:42 PM

Postal code
  
06556

Dialling code
  
03466

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 74% Humidity

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Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Unstrut and Helme, 12 km south of Sangerhausen. It has railway connections to Erfurt and Sangerhausen. The railway connection to Naumburg was cancelled in December 2006. The population was 6.165 in the 2006 census. Machinery, sugar and boots used to be manufactured in Artern. Its brine springs, known as early as the 15th century, are still frequented. Notable residents of Artern include John Christopher Kunze, a noted Lutheran clergyman, pietist, and author.

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Map of 06556 Artern, Germany

Sons and daughters of the town

  • John Christopher Kunze (1744-1807), Pietist and evangelical missionary
  • Richard Ungewitter (1869-1959), former organizer of the nudist movement
  • Johanna Schaller, later Johanna Klier (born 1952), former German hurdler and Olympic gold medallist
  • References

    Artern Wikipedia