Hermsdorf, Thuringia

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hermsdorf within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district

(2018–24) Benny Hofmann^[1] (Ind.)Area

• Total7.51 km² (2.90 sq mi)Elevation

330 m (1,080 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,227 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

07629

Dialling codes036601Vehicle registrationSHK, EIS, SROWebsitewww.hermsdorf-thueringen.de

Hermsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁmsˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Saale-Holzland district of the state of Thuringia in eastern Germany. It is especially known for the motorway junction "Hermsdorfer Kreuz" where the two German autobahns A 4 (Frankfurt - Dresden) and A 9 (Berlin - Munich) meet.

Hermsdorf-Klosterlausnitz station is on the Weimar–Gera railway.

Personalities

Petra Lux (born 1956), civil rights activist and tai chi teacher

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.