Eisenberg () is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Saale-Holzland.
Neighboring municipalities are Jena ( in west) and Gera ( in south east). West of Eisenberg runs the motorway A 9 from Berlin to Munich. A tradition in Eisenberg on Christmas Eve is that the people of the city meet at the market place by 6 to listen to live Christmas music from the tower of the city hall - played by the brass choir of the Lutheran parish.
The main attraction of the town is the baroque Castle Church, built in 1692 by Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg.
Personalities Sons and daughters of the city
Johann Michael Heineccius (1674–1722), Lutheran clergyman and historian Johann Gottlieb Heineccius (1681–1741), professor of law and philosophy Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), philosopher Bruno Bauer (1809–1882), philosopher Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg (1829–1907), Prussian General of the Cavalry Gerhard Buchwald (1920–2009), physician Gunther Emmerlich (1944–2023), singer and entertainer
Other personalities Christian of Saxony-Eisenberg (1653–1707), the only Duke of Saxony-Eisenberg Immanuel Johann Gerhard Scheller (1735–1803), an old philologist and lexicographer, studied at the Gymnasium in Eisenberg between 1747 and 1752 Charlotte Amalie von Sachsen-Meiningen (Duchess of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg) lived for several years in Eisenberg Georg von Sachsen-Altenburg (1796–1853), Duke of Saxony-Altenburg, resided alternately in Altenburg and Eisenberg Otto Hammann (1852–1928), jurist, studied at the Gymnasium in Eisenberg Ernst II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1871–1955), Duke of Saxony-Altenburg, attended the Christian-School in Eisenberg between 1886 and 1889 Peter Landau (1935-2019), legal scientist, went to school in Eisenberg
References
External links Information about the Castle Church: Ev.-Luth. Kirchgemeinde Eisenberg.