Bad Blankenburg (German pronunciation: [bat ˈblaŋkənbʊʁk] ) is a spa town in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 6 km southwest of Rudolstadt, and 37 km southeast of Erfurt. It is most famous for being the location of the first kindergarten of Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel, in 1837.
To the north of it, on an eminence, rise the fine ruins of the castle of Greifenstein, built by the German king Henry I, and from 1275 to 1583 the seat of a cadet branch of the counts of Schwarzburg.
In the nineteenth century, Bad Blankenburg was part of the small principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
Bad Blankenburg is the headquarters of Deutsche Evangelische Allianz, a cooperative network of most Protestant churches in Germany.
Distance between:
Berlin to Bad Blankenburg157 Miles / 253 Kms Munich to Bad Blankenburg177 Miles / 285 Kms Hamburg to Bad Blankenburg207 Miles / 333 Kms
Total Area 35.62Km2
Postal Code 07422
Community Code: 16 0 73 005
Population (2019)
Total: 6,407 inhabitants
Total Men: 3,168
Total Women: 3,239
Density: 180 people x km2
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