Hermsdorf, Thuringia

Hermsdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁmsˌdɔʁf] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Saale-Holzland district of the state of Thuringia in eastern Germany. It is especially known for the motorway junction "Hermsdorfer Kreuz" where the two German autobahns A 4 (Frankfurt - Dresden) and A 9 (Berlin - Munich) meet.

Hermsdorf
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Hermsdorf within Saale-Holzland-Kreis district
Hermsdorf Show map of Germany Hermsdorf Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 50°53′53″N 11°51′24″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Municipal assoc.	Hermsdorf
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Benny Hofmann[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,227
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07629
Dialling codes	036601
Vehicle registration	SHK, EIS, SRO
Website	www.hermsdorf-thueringen.de

Hermsdorf-Klosterlausnitz station is on the Weimar–Gera railway.

Personalities

• Petra Lux (born 1956), civil rights activist and tai chi teacher

References

1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

External links

In German:

• Official website of Hermsdorf
• hermsdorf-thueringen.de
• SVHermsdorf.de
• 750-jahre-hermsdorf.de
• jugendhaus-hermsdorf.de
• holzlandgymnasium.de