Ponitz
Ponitz is a municipality in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ponitz within Altenburger Land district | |
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Coordinates: 50°50′0″N 12°25′20″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Altenburger Land |
Subdivisions | 5 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gerd Kühn (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 17.04 km2 (6.58 sq mi) |
Elevation | 223 m (732 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,522 |
• 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 |
It is particularly famous for its Baroque organ by Gottfried Silbermann[2] and for its spectacularly-eccentric Renaissance manor house.[3] Districts of Ponitz are Zschöpel, Merlach, Guteborn and Grünberg.
References
- "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2019". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). August 2020.
- 1737 - 275 Jahre Silbermannorgel Ponitz - 2012 (in German)
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Further reading
- 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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