Urban history

In 1996 iron mountain committed his 800-annual celebration, but the roots of our area(field) go back till the Paleolithic age. Later the Slaven founded a settlement with the name Donitzschkau to the north of the today's(modern) city(town). From it there originated the Old Town. The new city(town) was put on(invested) in the second half of the 12-th century level-according and walls by Otto to the empires(the rich man,the rich woman). The city right rental in 1274 by Albrecht the degenerated should hang together(link up) with the marriage(match) of a Kunigunde of iron mountain.

Till 1485 the city(town) remained in Meißner possession, then the house(home) Wettin separated in albertinische and the ernestinische line. Iron mountain got the latter, lost the city(town), however, in the Schmalkaldischen war for a short time to the dear relationship. The ernestinische shoot Christian chosen the city(town) 1675 to his(its) residence and was called from now on Herzog of Saxon-iron mountain. He altered the available(in existence) castle(lock) and established the nicest baroque chapel of Thuringia with the castle church. After the death of Christian in 1707 iron mountain - typically for Thuringian relations came(got) - to varying possession, until the city(town) was assigned(classified) in 1921 to the land(country) Thuringia.

Since 1952 iron mountain is a capital(county) town and with the area reform in 1994 also administrative seat of the hall wooden land circle educated from three administrative districts.

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