Niederdorla

Ortsteil of Vogtei in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Niederdorla

51°09′39″N 10°26′56″E / 51.16077°N 10.448851°E / 51.16077; 10.448851CountryGermanyStateThuringiaDistrictUnstrut-Hainich-Kreis MunicipalityVogteiArea

• Total14.64 km² (5.65 sq mi)Elevation

203 m (666 ft)Population

(2011-12-31)

• Total1,352 • Density92/km² (240/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

99986

Dialling codes03601Vehicle registrationUHWebsitewww.gemeinde-vogtei.de

Niederdorla is a village and a former municipality in the Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis district of Thuringia, Germany. One of the possible geographical centres of Germany is within its area. The nearest city is Erfurt, which also is the capital city of Thuringia. Since 31 December 2012, it has been part of the municipality of Vogtei.

Geographical centre of Germany

Niederdorla 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; 10.4476833 after the 1990 German reunification.^[1] The point was confirmed as the centroid of the extreme coordinates by the Dresden University of Technology. Niederdorla also comprises the centre of gravity (equilibrium point) about 4.5 km (2.8 mi) to the southwest.^{[citation needed]}