Anrode

Municipality in Thuringia, Germany

Location of Anrode

51°15′35″N 10°18′29″E / 51.25972°N 10.30806°E / 51.25972; 10.30806CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis Disbanded2023Area

• Total52.43 km² (20.24 sq mi)Elevation

372 m (1,220 ft)Population

(2021-12-31)

• Total3,138 • Density60/km² (160/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

99976

Dialling codes036023WebsiteGemeinde Anrode

Anrode is a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It was created in January 1997 by the merger of the former municipalities Lengefeld, Bickenriede, Dörna [de], Hollenbach and Zella.^[1] On 1 January 2023 it was disbanded, and its constituent communities were distributed over 3 other municipalities:^[2]

Bickenriede and Zella to Dingelstädt
Hollenbach to Mühlhausen
Dörna and Lengefeld to Unstruttal

Notable people

Johann Friedrich Wender (1655-1729), organ builder, born in Dörna, had his workshop in Mühlhausen
George Atzerodt (1835-1865), conspirator of the assassination on Abraham Lincoln, born in Dörna
Karl Künstler (1901-probably 1945), SS Obersturmbannführer, camp commander of the Flossenbürg concentration camp, born in Zella

References

^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1997, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ "Thüringer Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt Nr. 26/2022" (PDF). 20 December 2022. p. 475.