Artern

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen Artern Unstrut.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 22 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 18 |lon_sec = 0
Lageplan = Artern in KYF.pngBundesland = Thüringen
Landkreis = Kyffhäuserkreis
Höhe = 121
Fläche = 24.05
Einwohner = 6104
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 06556
Vorwahl = 03466
Kfz = KYF
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 65 002
Gliederung = 3
Adresse = Markt 14
06556 Artern
Website = [http://www.artern.de/ www.artern.de]
Bürgermeister = Wolfgang Koenen
Partei = PDS

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.cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location=Chicago | date = 1963]

References

External links

* Official|http://www.artern.de