- Ruhla
Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Church concordia.jpg
Wappen = Wappen Ruhla.png
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 22
Lageplan = Ruhla in WAK.png
Landkreis = Wartburgkreis
Höhe = 440
Fläche = 38.51
Einwohner = 6553
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 99842
Vorwahl = 036929
Kfz = WAK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 63 066
Gliederung = 3 Ortsteile
Straße = Carl-Gareis-Straße 16
Website = [http://www.ruhla.de/ www.ruhla.de]
Bürgermeister = Mario Henning
Partei = CDURuhla (also known as "the Ruhl") is a town situated in the forest of
Thuringia in the district ofWartburgkreis inGermany , immediately next to theRennsteig . Thal and Kittelsthal are parts of the town.Culture and sights
Church of St. Concordia
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.
External links
* [http://www.st-concordia.de Church of St. Concordia] (Information available in German, English, Dutch, French and Italian)
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