Heilbad Heiligenstadt

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo =
Wappen = Wappen_Heilbad_Heiligenstadt.pnglat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 22 |lat_sec = 44
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 08 |lon_sec = 19
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Thuringia
Landkreis = Eichsfeld
Höhe = 255
Fläche = 61.57
Einwohner = 17194
Stand = 2006-06-30
PLZ = 37308
Vorwahl = 03606
Kfz = EIC
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 61 045
Straße = Wilhelmstraße 50
Website = [http://www.heilbad-heiligenstadt.de/ www.heilbad-heiligenstadt.de]
Bürgermeister = Bernhard Beck
Partei = CDU

Heilbad Heiligenstadt is a Thuringian town in the Eichsfeld in Germany. It is the capital of the district Eichsfeld. Heiligenstadt is near three-state corners of Thuringia, Hesse and Lower Saxony. As a recognized spa town it offers cures based on brine.

History

*Heiligenstadt was first mentioned in 973.
*In 1227, the town received town rights from the archbishop of Mainz.
*In 1540 Heiligenstadt became the capital of Eichsfeld
*In the Thirty Years' War of 1618-1648, the city was devastated several times.
*In 1994, Heiligenstadt became the capital of the newly formed district of Eichsfeld.

Local subdivisions

*Kalteneber
*Rengelrode
*Günterode
*Flinsberg, the geographical centre of Germany.

External links

* [http://www.heilbad-heiligenstadt.de/ www.heilbad-heiligenstadt.de] - official homepage of Heiligenstadt