Ponitz
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Location of Ponitz within Altenburger Land district  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°50′0″N 12°25′20″E / 50.83333°N 12.42222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Altenburger Land |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Marcel Greunke[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.04 km2 (6.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,509 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 04639 |
| Dialling codes | 034493 and 03764 |
| Vehicle registration | ABG |
Ponitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.
It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann[3] and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house.[4] Districts of Ponitz are Zschöpel, Merlach, Guteborn and Grünberg.
References
[edit]- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
- ^ 1737 - 275 Jahre Silbermannorgel Ponitz - 2012 (in German)
- ^ Förderverein Renaissanceschloss Ponitz
Further reading
[edit]- Home page of the Silbermann organ
- Silbermann Museum
- Silbermann: Geschichte und legende einer Orgelbauerfamilie (Ostfildern: Jan Thorbeck Verlag, 2006)
- Ponitz Renaissanceschloss
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