Saalfeld

This article is about the town in Germany. For the Napoleonic war battle in 1806, see Battle of Saalfeld. For the quarter of Mühlhausen, see Saalfeld, Mühlhausen. For the town in Poland named "Saalfeld" in German, see Zalewo.
Saalfeld
Town
St John's Church
St John's Church
Coat of arms of Saalfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Saalfeld within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
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Saalfeld is located in Germany
Saalfeld
Saalfeld
Saalfeld is located in Thuringia
Saalfeld
Saalfeld
Coordinates: 50°39′N 11°22′E / 50.650°N 11.367°E / 50.650; 11.367
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaalfeld-Rudolstadt
Subdivisions23
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Steffen Kania[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
145.56 km2 (56.20 sq mi)
Elevation
235 m (771 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
29,224
 • Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07301–07318
Dialling codes03671
Vehicle registrationSLF
Websitewww.saalfeld.de

Saalfeld (German: Saalfeld/Saale) is a town in Germany, capital of the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. It is best known internationally as the ancestral seat of the Saxe-Coburg and Gotha branch of the Saxon House of Wettin.

  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.