Eisleben

Eisleben
Eisleben
Town
	Coat of arms
	Location of Eisleben within Mansfeld-Südharz district
	Eisleben Eisleben
	Coordinates: 51°31′43″N 11°32′48″E / 51.52861°N 11.54667°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Mansfeld-Südharz
Subdivisions	6
Government
• Mayor (2019–26)	Carsten Staub (CDU)
Area
• Total	143.81 km2 (55.53 sq mi)
Elevation	114 m (374 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	22,639
• Density	160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06295
Dialling codes	03475, 034773, 034776
Vehicle registration	MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH
Website	www.eisleben.eu

Eisleben is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is famous as both the hometown of the influential theologian Martin Luther and the place where he died; hence, its official name is Lutherstadt Eisleben.

First mentioned in the late 10th century, Eisleben is divided into the old town of Alstadt, and new town of Neustadt. Neustadt was created for Eisleben's miners in the 14th century. As of 2020, Eisleben had a population of 22,668. It lies on the Halle–Kassel railway.

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.

[1] Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.

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