Niederdorla

Niederdorla
Ortsteil of Vogtei
Monument marking the village's status as the geographical center of Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Niederdorla
Niederdorla Niederdorla
Coordinates: 51°09′39″N 10°26′56″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Municipality	Vogtei
Area
• Total	14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Population  (2011-12-31)
• Total	1,352
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99986
Dialling codes	03601
Vehicle registration	UH
Website	www.niederdorla.de

Niederdorla is a village and a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. It is the geographical center of Germany. Its nearest main city is Erfurt, which also is the capital city of Thuringia. Since 31 December 2012, it has been part of the municipality Vogtei.

Geographical center

Niederdorla claims to be the most central municipality in Germany. A plaque was erected and a lime tree planted at 51°9′48.15″N 10°26′51.66″E after the 1990 German reunification. The point was confirmed as the centroid of the extreme coordinates by the Dresden University of Technology. Niederdorla also comprises the centre of gravity (equilibrium point) about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) to the southwest.

People from Niederdorla

• Matthias Weckmann, born Niederdorla ca. 1616, died 1674 in Hamburg - Baroque organist and composer

See also

• Central Germany (geography)