Arnstadt (DE)

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Arnstadt (pronunciation: [ˈarnʃtat]) is a town (27,314 inhabitants end 2019) in Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany, on the river Gera, south of Erfurt. Arnstadt is one of the oldest towns in Thuringia, and has a well-preserved historic centre with a partially preserved town wall. The town is nicknamed Das Tor zum Thüringer Wald (The Gateway to the Thuringian Forest) because of its location on the northern edge of that forest.

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Postmark in Germany

codes 99301–99310

Postmarks in German Empire

Postal card

5 Pf postal card from ARNSTADT to GRENZHAMMER on 18 June 1894.

Postmark in North German Confederation

Since 1 January 1868.

Postmarks by Thurn und Taxis

It used a postal code 281 in Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen.