| Kaulsdorf | |
| Image Coa: | Kaulsdorf S coa.png |
| Coordinates: | 50.6333°N 37°W |
| Image Plan: | Kaulsdorf in SLF.png |
| State: | Thüringen |
| District: | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
| Elevation: | 240 |
| Area: | 21.73 |
| Postal Code: | 07338 |
| Area Code: | 036733 |
| Licence: | SLF |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 16 0 73 038 |
| Divisions: | 5 |
| Website: | www.kaulsdorf-saale.de |
| Mayor: | Kerstin Barczus[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2024 - 30 |
Kaulsdorf is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.
The place was first mentioned in 1074 in a document from the Benedictine monastery in Saalfeld. The Kaulsdorfer Saalmühle was first mentioned in a document in 1425. [2] A castle, additionally protected by moats, stood on the site of the castle, which is still well-preserved today. [3]
Kaulsdorf originally belonged to the County of Weimar-Orlamünde as a Wettin fiefdom. Part of the area was given as a fief to the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth under Bohemian suzerainty in 1427 and sold to the Schwarzburgers in 1438 and by them to the Mansfeld-Vorderort in 1503.
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Kaulsdorf was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony.