Eisenach is a town in Thuringia, Germany with 42,000 inhabitants, located 50 kilometres west of Erfurt, 70 km southeast of Kassel and 150 km northeast of Frankfurt. It is the main urban centre of western Thuringia and bordering northeastern Hessian regions, situated near the former Inner German border. A major attraction is Wartburg castle, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999.
View over Eisenach with Wartburg castle to the left
Nikolaikirche (left) and Nikolaitor (right)
Eisenach in 1647
Car, produced in Automobilwerk Eisenach in 1898
Thuringia, officially the Free State of Thuringia, is a state of central Germany, covering 16,171 square kilometres (6,244 sq mi), the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million.
Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle at the Thuringian Highland
Großer Inselsberg
The Jen Tower is a symbol of East Germany's economy. According to the 2019 study by Forschungsinstitut Prognos, Jena is one of the most dynamic regions in Germany. It ranks at number 29 of all 401 German regions.
Opel Eisenach manufacturing