title: Magdala, Germany
text: # Magdala, Germany
  
  Magdala is a town in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 10 kilometres (6 miles) west of Jena, and 12 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Weimar.
  
  ## History
  
  Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Magdala was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.
  
  ## Personalities
  
  * August Wilhelm Dennstedt (1776-1826), natural scientist, doctor and author. In addition, he was mayor in Magdala and, since 1818, scientific director of the botanical garden Belvedere in Weimar.
  * Anton Sommer (1816-1888), poet from Rudolstadt, worked temporarily as a house teacher in Magdala
  * Heinrich Friedrich Weber (1843-1912), physicist from Magdala, professor at the ETH Zürich
  