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Eisenach

American  
[ahy-zuh-nahkh] / ˈaɪ zəˌnɑx /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany.


Eisenach British  
/ ˈaizənax /

noun

  1. a city in central Germany, in Thuringia: birthplace of Johann Sebastian Bach. Pop: 44 081 (2003 est)

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Bach was born in Eisenach in central Germany in 1685 and died in 1750.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Opel plans to maintain all its German factories, including the one in Eisenach, Uwe Hochgeschurtz, the chief executive of Opel, told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Sunday.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Bach was born in a small town of Eisenach in Germany to a family with strong musical background.

From Time • Mar. 21, 2019

Following the breakdown on Opel pay, PSA suspended a plan to invest in production of a new SUV at Eisenach, which IG Metall said would have safeguarded only half of the plant’s 1,800 jobs.

From Reuters • Apr. 20, 2018

On the 17th of October I arrived in Eisenach, and was chosen on the festival-committee.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William