Eisenach

Eisenach (the Iscnacum of the Romans), a town and-head of a district in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, at -the junction of the Hoersel and the Nesse, about 48 miles W. of Weimar. It is situated in a valley, surrounded by wooded hills. There are two good churches and a castle, once inhabited by the princes of Saxe-Eisenach. On the height above is the Castle of Wartburg, inhabited by Luther after the Diet of Worms, and his room, chair, table, and writing-desk are still shown. There is some weaving and manufacture of fustians and coarse woollen goods, and there are oil, powder, and seed mills. Sebastian Bach was born here in 1682, and a statue was erected to him in 1884.