Allstedt is a town in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated approximatively 10 km southeast of Sangerhausen.

History

Allstedt is mentioned as the tithable place Altstedi in Friesenfeld in the Hersfeld Tithe Register, created between 881 and 899. Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Allstedt was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. In 2010 Allstedt absorbed 12 former municipalities, that became subdivisions of the town.

Geography

The town Allstedt consists of the following 13 Ortschaften or municipal divisions:

Notable residents