What is Allstedt?
{{Infobox German location|type=Stadt|image_photo=Südharzreise 17 – Burg und Schloss Allstedt.jpg|image_caption=Allstedt Castle|image_coa=DE-ST 15-0-87-015 Allstedt COA.png|state=Sachsen-Anhalt|district=Mansfeld-Südharz|mayor=Jürgen Richter<ref>[https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse], [[Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt]], accessed 8 July 2021.</ref>|party=|area=149.77|elevation=140|Gemeindeschlüssel=15 0 87 015|licence=MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH|area_code=03464, 034652, 034659|postal_code=06542|website=[http://www.allstedt.com www.allstedt.com]|image_plan=Allstedt in MSH.svg|coordinates={{coord|51|24|N|11|23|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}|leader_term=2016&ndash;23}} '''Allstedt''' is a town in [[Saxony-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]. It is in the [[Mansfeld-Südharz]] district. It is southeast of [[Sangerhausen]]. There are 13 parts of the town. The population was about 7,600 in 2020. The main political party is [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]. == History == The history of the town first started in the 6th century. The town housed soldiers during the [[Thirty Years' War]]. [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]] lived in the town from 1776 to 1802. He stayed in the castle and wrote parts of [[Iphigenie]]. The town was bombed during [[World War II]]. [[Soviet Union|Russians]] took over after the war.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stadtgeschichte Allstedt|url=http://www.allstedt.com/content2.php?linkbez=&linkid2=13|access-date=2022-07-21|website=www.allstedt.com}}</ref> == Tourist attractions == Historic tourist attractions include the Allstedt castle, the church Allstedter Dom, the church St. Johanneskirche and the town hall (''Rathaus''). ==References== {{reflist}}