Allstedt

Allstedt is a town the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximatively 10 km southeast of Sangerhausen.HistoryWithin the German Empire (1871-1918), Allstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.PersonalitySons and daughters of the town Johann Karl Wilhelm Voigt (1752-1821), mineralogist Adolph Schmidt (1815-1903), jurist Otto Piltz (1846-1910), painterThose associated with the city Melchior Acontius, humanist and poet (1515-1569 in Allstedt) Gottfried Arnold, Lutheran theologian, (1700-1704) court preacher in Allstedt Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (1749-1832), acted several years at Castle Allstedt Thomas Müntzer, (ca. 1489-1525), acted in 1523-1525 Allstedt