Artern

Artern
Coat of arms
Artern
Location of Artern within Kyffhäuserkreis district
Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 11°18′0″E / 51.36667°N 11.30000°ECoordinates: 51°22′0″N 11°18′0″E / 51.36667°N 11.30000°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Kyffhäuserkreis
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Koenen (Left)
Area
• Total	24.05 km^2 (9.29 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,590
• Density	230/km^2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	06556
Dialling codes	03466
Vehicle registration	KYF, ART, SDH
Website	www.artern.de

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.^[2]

Sons and daughters of the town

• John Christopher Kunze (1744-1807), Pietist and evangelical missionary
• Richard Ungewitter (1869-1959), former organizer of the nudist movement
• Johanna Schaller, later Johanna Klier (born 1952), former German hurdler and Olympic gold medallist

References

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). July 2016.
2. Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1963.

External links

• Media related to Artern at Wikimedia Commons
• (German) Official website

Aerial picture of Artern, ca. 1940