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  Thuringia
    Capital: Erfurt
    Area: 16,171km2
    Population: 2.5 million



Enjoy a journey through the past and visit castles, palaces and ruins where history is prevalent throughout this German State. Thuringia's exciting cities offer an amazing variety to visitors. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Friedrich Schiller, Martin Luther and Johann Sebastian Bach are among many famous personalities from this region. City of Erfurt renowned as important center of trade and commerce and famous for skills and artistry of dyers. Horticulture is today's economic focus. Towns throughout this State offer visitors outstanding view of extremely well preserved medieval structures, historic old town centers and squares. This State is culmination of where great minds, romantic castles and modern life come together.

The Capital
Scenic Erfurt

Erfurt is the capital city of the state of Thuringia (Thüringen) located in the "green heart of Germany". Erfurt was first recognized in 742 A. D. and has grown in the middle ages from being an important intersection of the old trading routes to become a powerful centre of the trading industries and an important university. Erfurt’s cultural, intellectual and economic strengths brought great personalities such as Luther (Augustinian monastery), Adam Ries, Goethe, Schiller, Herder, Wieland, Bach (Kaufmannskirche, the church where J. S. Bach’s parents were married), W. v. Humboldt, Zsar Alexander and Napoléon (Kaisersaal, Staatskanzlei).

The former wealth of the city may be witnessed in the many carefully restored renaissance and half-timbered houses which, with many other buildings and the Krämerbrücke make up one of the best preserved historical city centres of medieval times in Germany. At one time the 36 parish churches and chapels as well as 15 monasteries and ecclesiastical foundations were responsible for Erfurt having been given the nicknames "Rome of Thuringia" and "erfordia turrita" (tower crowned Erfurt). The capital city of Thuringia is without a doubt one of the most beautiful cities of Germany.

The main attraction in the city of Eisenach is Wartburg Castle, Germany's first castle on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.  According to legend, the Wartburg was founded in 1067 by Ludwig der Springer (Ludwig the Jumper). With him began the unprecedented development of the "Ludovinger" family, who ruled for more than 200 years as the most influential princes in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. For a complete time-line on this castle CLICK HERE


INFORMATION
Tourist Board of Thuringia
Weimarische Strasse 45
99099 Erfurt
Phone 01149-361-37 42-0
www.thuringia-tourism

Other links:
http://www.erfurt.de/erfurt/en/Start.htm
http://www.eisenach-tourist.de

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