Kaulsdorf (Saale)
Municipality in Thuringia, Germany
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Kaulsdorf is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.
Kaulsdorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kaulsdorf
within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district  | |
 Location of Kaulsdorf | |
  Kaulsdorf  Kaulsdorf | |
| Coordinates: 50°38′N 11°26′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–30) | Kerstin Barczus[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,346 |
| • Density | 108.0/km2 (279.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 07338 |
| Dialling codes | 036733 |
| Vehicle registration | SLF |
| Website | www.kaulsdorf-saale.de |
History
The place was first mentioned in 1074 in a document from the Benedictine monastery in Saalfeld. The Kaulsdorfer Saalmühle was first mentioned in a document in 1425. [3] A castle, additionally protected by moats, stood on the site of the castle, which is still well-preserved today. [4]
Kaulsdorf originally belonged to the County of Weimar-Orlamünde as a Wettin fiefdom. Part of the area was given as a fief to the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth under Bohemian suzerainty in 1427 and sold to the Schwarzburgers in 1438 and by them to the Mansfeld-Vorderort in 1503.
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Kaulsdorf was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony.
