Vogtei, Thuringia Explained

Vogtei
Image Coa:DEU Vogtei COA.svg
Coordinates:51.1667°N 37°W
Image Plan:Vogtei in UH.png
State:Thüringen
District:Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Elevation:227
Area:49.51
Postal Code:99986
Area Code:03601
Licence:UH
Gemeindeschlüssel:16 0 64 075
Divisions:3 villages (German: Ortsteile)
Website:www.gemeinde-vogtei.de

Vogtei is a municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany.It was formed on 31 December 2012 by the merger of the former municipalities of Langula, Niederdorla, and Oberdorla. The closest town and the only one that it borders is Mühlhausen northerly. The Hainich National Park is situated westerly.

Geographical centre of Germany

See main article: Niederdorla. One of the possible geographical centres of Germany lies in Vogtei; there is a plaque at 51.1634°N 10.4477°W, c.  to the north of the centre of Niederdorla.

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