Ohrdruf

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base data
Land of the Federal Republic:	Thuringia
district:	Gotha
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 50° 49 ' N, 10° 44 ' O 50° 49 ' N, 10° 44 ' O
height:	375 m and. NN
surface:	39.75 km ²
inhabitants:	6.145 (31. December 2003)
Population density:	155 inhabitants for each km ²
postal zip codes:	99885
preselection:	03624
Kfz characteristics:	GTH
municipality key:	16 0 67 053
city arrangement:
Address of the city administration:	Market place 1 99885 Ohrdruf
Website:	www.ohrdruf.de
politics
mayor:	Klaus Scheikel

Ohrdruf is a town in the Thuringian district Gotha. It is on 375 m and. NN (city hall) at the northern edge of the Thüringer of forest.

Table of contents 1 history 1,1 development of the number of inhabitants: 2 politics 2,1 town councillor 2,2 partnerships between cities 3 culture and objects of interest of 4 sons and daughters of the city 5 important personalities of the city 6 Web on the left of 7 literature

for the first time

) Ohrdruf 704 became in a deed of donation Thuringian of the duke Hedan II. at the Missionar and bishop Willibrord von Utrecht as well as Mulenberge (Mühlberg) and Arnestati (Arnstadt) mentioned and thereby one of the three oldest places of Thuringia is. 723 and 724 began in Ohrdruf Bonifatius with the establishment of the cell pc. Michael its mission in Thuringia.

In 10. Jh. Ohrdruf was place of residence of emperor Otto I. From 1463 to the reformation it gave a Karmeliterkloster. Since 1876 the city possesses a railway connection after Gotha, since 1892 after Gräfenroda.

Since 1871 became an area between Ohrdruf, Jonastal and asking city already as maneuver area used, so that 1906 the mechanism of an official troop exercise area was decided of Reichstag and begun starting from 1908 with the development of the area. The place is meanwhile in the possession of the German Federal Armed Forces.

See also: Troop exercise area/war camp Ohrdruf

development of the number of inhabitants:

1830 - 3,588 1841 - 4,025 1960 - 6,697 1994 - 6,073 1995 - 6,088

1996 - 6,191 1997 - 6,210 1998 - 6,177 1999 - 6,134

2000 - 6,082 2001 - 6,079 2002 - 6,121 2003 - 6,145

politics

town councillor

with the local election of 27. June 2004 received the WfO (voter community for Ohrdruf) with eight seats most mandates. The town councillor builds itself up as follows:

• CDU - 5 seats (27.2%)
• Party of Democratic Socialism - of 4 seats (21.5%)
• SPD - 3 seats (13.2%)
• WfO - of 8 seats (38.0%)

the election turnout was about 42,1%.

a partnership between cities maintains partnerships between cities Ohrdruf with the hessian Wolfhagen.

culture and objects of interest

in Ohrdruf the lock honour stone is from the years 1550 to 1590. The building of Renaissances was once residence of the counts von Gleichen.

sons and daughters of the city

• 1700, 24. November - Johann Bernhard Bach, † 1743, composer and organist
• 1896, 30. August - Fritz walter, † 1. April 1977, German politician (FDP), MdB, MdL (Hessen)

Johann Sebastian brook in

• Ohrdruf lived important personalities of the city from 1695 to 1700. Its brother Johann Christoph brook had taken it after the death of the father to itself.

Web on the left of

• city Ohrdruf
• Bonifatius in Ohrdruf and Thuringia

literature

• Friedrich Krügelstein: Message of the city Ohrdruf and their next surroundings, publishing house skirt chair, bath Langensalza, Reprint 1844/2002, ISBN of 3-934748-09-0