Rudolstadt

town in Thuringia, Germany
Place urban_municipality_in_germany Q517107
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Summary

Rudolstadt is an urban municipality in Germany[1]. Rudolstadt draws 1,437 Wikipedia views per month (urban municipality in germany category, ranking #141 of 1,277).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: Mayors for Peace[3], Gemeinde- und Städtebund Thüringen[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt[5]
  • Country: Germany[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Saale[7]
  • Head of government: Jörg Reichl[8]
  • Twinned administrative body: Bayreuth[9], Annecy[10], Rexburg[11]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Rudolstadt[12]
  • Postal code: 07407[13]
  • Commons category: Rudolstadt[14]
  • Local dialing code: 03672[15]
  • Coordinate location: 50.716944444444, 11.3275[16]
  • Official website: https://www.rudolstadt.de/[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Rudolstadt[18]
  • Commons gallery: Rudolstadt[19]
  • Population: 22,667[20], 23,762[21], 22,560[22], 25,115[23], 24,450[24], 24,749[25], 24,767[26], 24,852[27], 24,560[28]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Topographia Superioris Saxoniae[32], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[33], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[34], Meyer’s Universum, Siebenter Band[35], New International Encyclopedia[36], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[37]
  • Capital of: Kreis Rudolstadt[38], Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt[39]
  • Official name: Rudolstadt[40]
  • Category for people born here: Q8070653[41]
  • Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Rudolstadt[42]
  • Native label: Rudolstadt[43]
  • Category for people buried here: Q32381962[44]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Rudolstadt[45]
  • Short name: Ru[46]
  • Elevation above sea level: 195[47]

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Physical Characteristics

Areas include 55.38[48], 55.41[49], and 135.18[50].

Why It Matters

Rudolstadt has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Rudolstadt is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+22667'}, {'amount': '+23762'}, {'amount': '+22560'} +6
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  2. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 79082
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  3. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+22667'}, {'amount': '+23762'}, {'amount': '+22560'} +6
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  4. 17w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people buried here → Q32381962
    Coat of arms → coat of arms of Rudolstadt
    Located in or next to body of water → Saale
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