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Arnstadt

Arnstadt is a town in Thuringia, Germany, south of Erfurt, first recorded in 704 and regarded as the oldest town in Thuringia. It was a residence of the counts of Schwarzburg and of the princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen. Johann Sebastian Bach held his first post as organist at its New Church, now the Bach Church, from 1703 to 1707.

Arnstadt
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Duchy of ThuringiaCounty of SchwarzburgPrincipality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

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