Ruhla

Ruhla
Marketplace
Coat of arms
Ruhla
Location in Wartburgkreis District
Coordinates: 50°53′31″N 10°22′0″E / 50.89194°N 10.36667°E / 50.89194; 10.36667Coordinates: 50°53′31″N 10°22′0″E / 50.89194°N 10.36667°E / 50.89194; 10.36667
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Wartburgkreis
Government
• Mayor	Mario Henning (CDU)
Area
• Metro	38.51 km2 (14.87 sq mi)
Elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• City	5,663
• Metro	6,553
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	99842
Dialling codes	036929
Vehicle registration	WAK, SLZ
Website	www.ruhla.de

Ruhla is a town situated in the forest of Thuringia in the district of Wartburgkreis in Germany, immediately next to the Rennsteig. Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town. It lies on Carl-Gareis-Straße 16.

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), part of Ruhla belonged to the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and part to the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

The church was built in 1660-61 and has never been changed since then. It is one of about eight angle churches in Germany and is considered to be among the two "real" angle churches, i.e. it was originally built as an angle church whereas the other churches only became angle churches after some reconstruction. The church consists of two wings that are situated at a right angle. Where the two wings meet there is the spire and the altar space from where both wings can be overlooked. Since Ruhla was largely spared from destruction during World War I and II, St Concordia was not affected either. Hence it is the only angle church that has been conserved unaltered and in its original state since its first construction.

The park mini-a-thür (derived from miniature) shows about 90 models of sights of Thuringia, among the Creuzburg, Erfurt Hauptbahnhof, the Planetarium Jena and the Wartburg.

It was the birthplace of the composer Friedrich Lux. One of his operas is called The Blacksmith of Ruhla.

Finkenzuchter - Ruhla was a mecca of the finch farming in the 19th century. This leisure activity was based on the mining tradition of carrying a songbird (as an early warning device against toxic gases).

In the 1960s, the town had an urban cowherd, who, as a tourist attraction, picked up the cows at the gathering place 'calf number' in the summer months. and with bells The mountain pastures

'Steinquader' '- a stone quarry from the' 'Gerberstein' 'made of Ruhla granite has been available for over one hundred years at the road crossing at the "Glasbachswiese" at the Rennsteig. It had been designated as a monument, but had to refrain from transport because of the lack of carrying capacity of the bridges.