History
- Heiligenstadt was first mentioned in 973.
- In 1227, the town received town rights from the archbishop of Mainz.
- In 1540 Heiligenstadt became the capital of Eichsfeld
- In the Thirty Years' War of 1618–1648, the city was devastated several times.
- In 1929 the salt-water hydropathic baths were built and in 1950 the town was designated a spa.
- On 9 November 1938, the town synagogue was desecrated. The event is commemorated in a plaque on the building, which is now a residence.
- In October 1989, demonstrations began in Heiligenstadt as part of the Peaceful Revolution in the GDR.
- In 1994, Heiligenstadt became the capital of the new district of Eichsfeld, formed by the amalgamation of the districts of Heiligenstadt and Worbis.
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