Altenburg

E296758

Altenburg is a historic town in eastern Thuringia, Germany, known for its playing-card tradition and as the birthplace of the card game Skat.

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Altenburg canonical 19

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
country Germany
countrySubdivision Thuringia
surface form: Free State of Thuringia
hasAirport Leipzig-Altenburg Airport
hasAreaCode 03447
hasCulturalEvent Skat tournaments
playing card festivals
hasCulturalHeritage Skat tradition
hasCulturalInstitution playing card museum
hasEconomicSector light industry
services
tourism
hasElevationRange between 150 and 250 metres above sea level
hasFoundingDate medieval period
hasHeritage historic town
hasIndustry playing card manufacturing
hasLandmark Altenburg Castle
Lindenau Museum
Altenburg Castle
surface form: Red Spires of Altenburg
hasLanguage German
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.altenburg.eu/
hasPopulationRange between 30,000 and 40,000 inhabitants
hasPostalCode 04600
hasRiver Pleiße
hasTransport Altenburg railway station
hasVehicleRegistrationCode ABG
historicalRegion Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg
historicalRole residence town of the Dukes of Saxe-Altenburg
knownFor Skat
being the birthplace of the card game Skat
playing-card tradition
locatedIn Altenburger Land
Central Germany
Germany
Thuringia
eastern Thuringia
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
partOf district of Altenburger Land
twinnedWith Great Yarmouth
Offenbach am Main
Plauen
Zvolen

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Thuringia containsCity Altenburg
Theater Altenburg-Gera serves Altenburg
Bezirk Gera urbanDistrict Altenburg
municipality of Nobitz locatedNear Altenburg
subject surface form: Nobitz
municipality of Nobitz hasProximityToTown Altenburg
subject surface form: Nobitz
municipality of Nobitz hasNeighboringTown Altenburg
subject surface form: Nobitz
Central Germany containsCity Altenburg
Meuselwitz locatedNear Altenburg
Ernestine duchies capital Altenburg
River Pleiße passesNear Altenburg
Saxony-Altenburg capital Altenburg
Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg capital Altenburg