Eisenach

A city in central Germany in the state of Thuringia. In the northern foothills of the Thuringian Forest, on the Hesel River, 48 kilometers east of Erfurt. The city was established in 1283. The Liberal National Association was formed here in 1859. In 1869, the German workers' associations held a congress here to establish the German Social Democratic Labour Party. Traffic to stop. Industries include machinery manufacturing (automobiles, agricultural machinery, etc.), chemistry, metal processing, electrical equipment, textiles, wood processing, food processing, etc. Rock salt and potash are mined nearby. There are churches from the 12th to 13th centuries, palaces and castles from the 18th century. Tour the center.