Bürgel

Bürgel is a town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 12 km east of Jena. It contains the Benedictine monastery of Bürgel Abbey.

WWW stadt-buergel.de

History

Within the German Empire, Bürgel was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

Sons and daughters of the city

Zacharias Brendel der Ältere, philosopher, physicist, physician and botanist at the University of Jena