Bürgel

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Bürgel within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district

(2021–27) Johann Waschnewski^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total27 km² (10 sq mi)Elevation

254 m (833 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,033 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

07616

Dialling codes036692Vehicle registrationSHK, EIS, SROWebsitewww.stadt-buergel.de

Bürgel is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Jena. It contains the Benedictine monastery of Bürgel Abbey.

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Bürgel was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Sons and daughters of the city

Zacharias Brendel der Ältere (1553-1626), philosopher, physicist, physician and botanist at the University of Jena

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.