Bürgel Explained

Type:Stadt
Bürgel
Image Coa:Wappen Bürgel (Thüringen).png
Coordinates:50.9414°N 11.7539°W
Image Plan:Bürgel in SHK.svg
State:Thüringen
District:Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Elevation:254
Area:27
Postal Code:07616
Area Code:036692
Licence:SHK, EIS, SRO
Gemeindeschlüssel:16 0 74 009
Divisions:14
Website:www.stadt-buergel.de
Mayor:Johann Waschnewski[1]
Leader Term:2021 - 27
Party:CDU

Bürgel is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Jena. It contains the Benedictine monastery of Bürgel Abbey.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Bürgel was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Sons and daughters of the city

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/wahl.asp?wahlart=BM&wJahr=0000&zeigeErg=LAND&auswertung=2 Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht