Arnstadt

Arnstadt, the chief town in the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, picturesque situated on the Gera, 10 miles S. of Erfurt. It is one of the oldest Thuringian cities, its existence being traceable as far back as 704 A.D. Formerly it was the chief emporium for trade between the fertile lowlands and the Thuringian forest region, but is now a manufacturing town, engaged in weaving, glove-making, brewing, &c., with a great trade in corn and timber. Pop. (1890) 12,818.