Place details
Place nameErfurt
Other namesErpesfurt
CountryDeutschland
Latitude50.967
Longitude11.05
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on Gera (formerly Erpf) river; established on site of abbey & royal residence in 8th cen.; was important medieval administrative, military & commercial center specializing in woad, a plant then used for blue dye; was Prussian after 1802.