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Ranis

Coordinates: 50°39′50″N 11°34′5″E / 50.66389°N 11.56806°E / 50.66389; 11.56806
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Ranis
Ranis Castle
Ranis Castle
Coat of arms of Ranis
Location of Ranis within Saale-Orla-Kreis district
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Ranis is located in Germany
Ranis
Ranis
Ranis is located in Thuringia
Ranis
Ranis
Coordinates: 50°39′50″N 11°34′5″E / 50.66389°N 11.56806°E / 50.66389; 11.56806
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSaale-Orla-Kreis
Municipal assoc.Ranis-Ziegenrück
Subdivisions4
Government
 • Mayor (2022–28) Marcus Pavel[1]
Area
 • Total10.55 km2 (4.07 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,679
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
07389
Dialling codes03647
Vehicle registrationSOK
Websitewww.stadt-ranis.de

Ranis is a town in the Saale-Orla-Kreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 15 km east of Saalfeld, and 30 km south of Jena.


The cave Ilsenhöhle [de] under Ranis Castle, where up to 47,500-year-old Homo Sapiens remains were found, among the oldest in Europe.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population

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(As of 31 December 1994):

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1779290[a][4]—    
1831928+2.26%
18851,888[5]+1.32%
19332,232[5]+0.35%
19392,359[5]+0.93%
19941,972−0.33%
19951,981+0.46%
19961,960−1.06%
19972,060+5.10%
19982,060+0.00%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19992,052−0.39%
20002,025−1.32%
20012,034+0.44%
20022,027−0.34%
20032,017−0.49%
20041,982−1.74%
20051,965−0.86%
20061,919−2.34%
20071,884−1.82%
20081,866−0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
20091,824−2.25%
20101,812−0.66%
20111,744−3.75%
20121,725−1.09%
20131,707−1.04%
20141,690−1.00%
20151,709+1.12%
20161,720+0.64%
Source: Data since 1994: Thuringian State Statistical Bureau.
  1. ^ over 10 years

References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
  3. ^ Smith, Geoff M.; Ruebens, Karen; Zavala, Elena Irene; Sinet-Mathiot, Virginie; Fewlass, Helen; Pederzani, Sarah; Jaouen, Klervia; Mylopotamitaki, Dorothea; Britton, Kate; Rougier, Hélène; Stahlschmidt, Mareike; Meyer, Matthias; Meller, Harald; Dietl, Holger; Orschiedt, Jörg; Krause, Johannes; Schüler, Tim; McPherron, Shannon P.; Weiss, Marcel; Hublin, Jean-Jacques; Welker, Frido (31 January 2024). "The ecology, subsistence and diet of ~45,000-year-old Homo sapiens at Ilsenhöhle in Ranis, Germany". Nature Ecology & Evolution: 1–14. doi:10.1038/s41559-023-02303-6. PMC 10927544. PMID 38297138.
  4. ^ Friedrich Gottlob Leonhardi: Erdbeschreibung der Churfürstlich- und Herzoglich-Sächsischen Lande. Band 2. 2, ganz umgearbeitete Auflage. Barth, Leipzig 1790, S. 502.
  5. ^ a b c Michael Rademacher: Deutsche Verwaltungsgeschichte von der Reichseinigung 1871 bis zur Wiedervereinigung 1990. Landkreis Ziegenrück. Retrieved September 2018; (Online-Material zur Dissertation, Osnabrück 2006)