The central point shifted several times during the country's eventful history. Today Niederdorla in the state of Thuringia claims to be the most central municipality in Germany. A plaque was erected and a lime tree planted at 51°9′48.15″N 10°26′51.66″E﻿ / ﻿51.1633750°N 10.4476833°E﻿ / 51.1633750; 10.4476833Coordinates: 51°9′48.15″N 10°26′51.66″E﻿ / ﻿51.1633750°N 10.4476833°E﻿ / 51.1633750; 10.4476833 after the 1990 German reunification.[1] The point was confirmed as the centroid of the extreme coordinates by the Dresden University of Technology.