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Magdala, Germany

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Weimarer Land

Elevation
  
271 m (889 ft)

Area
  
20.53 km²

Local time
  
Friday 10:07 PM

Dialling code
  
036454

State
  
Thuringia

Municipal assoc.
  
Mellingen

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
1,973 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
99441

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 74% Humidity

Magdala is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of Jena, and 12 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Weimar.

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Map of 99441 Magdala, Germany

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Magdala was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Personalities

  • August Wilhelm Dennstedt (1776-1826), natural scientist, doctor and author. In addition, he was mayor in Magdala and, since 1818, scientific director of the botanical garden Belvedere in Weimar.
  • Anton Sommer (1816-1888), poet from Rudolstadt, worked temporarily as a house teacher in Magdala
  • Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843-1912), physicist from Magdala, professor at the ETH Zürich

    • References

    Magdala, Germany Wikipedia
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