Berka vor dem Hainich is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany.
Berka vor dem Hainich | |
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Location of Berka vor dem Hainich within Wartburgkreis district | |
Coordinates: 51°2′38″N 10°23′7″E / 51.04389°N 10.38528°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Wartburgkreis |
Municipal assoc. | Hainich-Werratal |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–24) | Christian Grimm[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 14.91 km2 (5.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 266 m (873 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 723 |
• Density | 48/km2 (130/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 99826 |
Dialling codes | 036924 |
Vehicle registration | WAK |
Nearby is the site of an early historical fortification known as the Alte Burg.
The music theorist Eckehard Kiem (1950–2012) was born in Berka.
References
edit- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.