Hohlstedt is a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 December 2007, it is part of the municipality Großschwabhausen.
Geography Federal Highway 7 runs between Hohlstedt and Kötschau, connecting Jena and Weimar. The village lies on a gently rising plateau in the agricultural plain around Weimar and Apolda. It is situated amidst gardens and fields.
History The village was first documented on 2 December 958.Wolfgang Kahl: First Mention of Thuringian Towns and Villages. A Handbook. 5th, revised and significantly expanded edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0, p. 127. It was and remains predominantly agricultural. The listed Eulenstein farmstead is a notable landmark.
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