Kaulsdorf (Saale)

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Kaulsdorf
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Kaulsdorf within Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district
Interactive map of Kaulsdorf
Map credit Kaulsdorf Location within Germany Show map of Germany Map credit Kaulsdorf Location within Thuringia Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 50°38′N 11°26′E / 50.633°N 11.433°E / 50.633; 11.433
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2024–30)	Kerstin Barczus
Area
• Total	21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	2,340
• Density	108/km2 (279/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	07338
Dialling codes	036733
Vehicle registration	SLF
Website	www.kaulsdorf-saale.de

Kaulsdorf is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.

History

The place was first mentioned in 1074 in a document from the Benedictine monastery in Saalfeld. The Kaulsdorfer Saalmühle was first mentioned in a document in 1425. A castle, additionally protected by moats, stood on the site of the castle, which is still well-preserved today.

Kaulsdorf originally belonged to the County of Weimar-Orlamünde as a Wettin fiefdom. Part of the area was given as a fief to the Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth under Bohemian suzerainty in 1427 and sold to the Schwarzburgers in 1438 and by them to the Mansfeld-Vorderort in 1503.

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Kaulsdorf was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony.