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Elford

Cities in Thuringia, Germany
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synonym Erfurt (German place name) generally refers to Elford
Erfurt is Germany A city in the middle. Coordinate 50 ° 59 ′ N 11 ° 2 ′ E. It is Thuringia Of capital It is also a manufacturing center with 196500 people. 100 kilometers northeast of Elford Leipzig , 113km to the west is Kassel, and 180km to the northwest is Hanover External contact can be made from Munich Transfer to Elford Airport. After the unification of Germany, Erfurt was the main city geographically closest to the center of Germany. It is located in the south of Thuringia Basin, within the wide valley of the Gra River (a tributary of the Unstrut River). In the south, the city is covered with trees mountain range surround.
Chinese name
Elford
Foreign name
Erfurt
Administrative Region Category
city
Region
Germany Thuringia
geographical position
Central Germany
Area
269.17 km²
Area Code
0361, 036201, 036202, 036203, 036204, 036208
Postal Code
99001–99198
climatic conditions
The annual average temperature is 8 ℃, and the annual rainfall is 500 mm
population size
196500 (2002)
Famous scenic spot
Elford Cathedral, Jewish Memorial, Commercial Bridge [1]
Airport
Elford Weimar Airport [2]
train station
Elford Railway Station , Elford North Railway Station
License plate code
EF
Dialect
German

Geography

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After the unification of Germany, Erfurt was the main city geographically closest to the center of Germany. It is located in the south of Thuringia Basin, within the wide valley of the Gra River (a tributary of the Unstrut River). In the south, the city is surrounded by wooded mountains.
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The annual average temperature is 8 ℃, the temperature in winter is between minus 2 ℃ and 2 ℃, and the temperature in summer is 14 ℃ centigrade To 24 degrees Celsius. year rainfall 500 mm. [3]

Historical evolution

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streetscape
Elford was first mentioned in 742 under the name of "Erphesfurt". It is adjacent to the Ford River, a tributary of the Gra River, and was an important trading town in the Middle Ages. Elford and the other five Thuringian towns include Gotha Arnstadt It is the center of German woad trade. 1392 Uni Erfurt It was founded and was very famous at that time, but it was finally closed in 1816. In 1803, Elford became Prussia Part of. Although surrounded by Thuringia, Erfurt still belonged to Prussia before 1945. Erfurt was re established after the unification of Germany Thuringia The capital of.
Compared with other major German cities the Second World War During this period, Elford was only damaged to a limited extent under the Allied air attack. [3]

Major events

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On April 26, 2002, a student of Gutenberg Fitness School (Robert Steinh) killed 13 teachers, two students and a policeman before committing suicide, which was the most serious murder in the city.

Cultural celebrities

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Martin Luther

Was on Uni Erfurt Study and obtain bachelor's and master's degrees. He lived in Elford as a monk from 1505-11.

Bach family

Elford is also Bach One of the nephews, John Bin The birthplace of Hector Bach (1676-1749), Bach's father John Yanbuse Bach (1645-1695), Meister Eckhart and sociologist Max Weber (1864-1920). [3]