Erfurt

Erfurt (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁfʊʁt] ) is the capital and largest city of the Central German state of Thuringia, with a population of around 216,000. It lies in the wide valley of the River Gera, in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest, and in the middle of a line of the six largest Thuringian cities, stretching from Eisenach in the west, via Gotha, Erfurt, Weimar and Jena, to Gera in the east. Together with Kassel and Göttingen, it is one of the cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants lying closest to the geographic centre of Germany. Erfurt is 100 km (62 mi) south-west of Leipzig, 250 km (155 mi) north-east of Frankfurt, 300 km (186 mi) south-west of Berlin and 400 km (249 mi) north of Munich.

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2026-07-08 — AfD’s hardline wing consolidates power after Erfurt party congress, raising political risk for German business
2026-07-05 — Germany’s defence minister blocks AfD access to classified data over Russia links, tightening information security around far‑right parties
2026-07-05 — AfD leader Alice Weidel claims victory at party congress, yet her triumph masks growing internal and external risks
2026-07-04 — AfD party congress proceeds amid mass protests, highlighting political volatility that can affect investor sentiment and policy outlook in Germany
2026-07-04 — AfD party congress in Erfurt triggers major protest preparations and police deployment, highlighting domestic political tensions with potential local economic ripple effects
2026-06-29 — An Airbus aircraft made an emergency landing in Erfurt after smoke filled the cabin, carrying 232 passengers
2026-06-20 — Zalando's social plan negotiations for its Erfurt logistics hub collapse, endangering roughly 2,000 jobs

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