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Kloster Veßra
Kloster Veßra is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia, Germany. Vessra Abbey (now an open-air museum) was founded and supported by the Henneberg family and abandoned after the Reformation. The church was used as a parish church until 1939 when it caught fire. It also had a close association with the von Bibra The House of Bibra () was one of the leading '' Uradel'' (ancient noble) families in Franconia (northern part of Bavaria) and present day Thuringia from the mid-15th century to about 1600. Later on the family rose from ''Reichsri ... family in the 15th century. Literature and Film * ''Kloster Veßra - Begegnung mit der Vergangenheit'', Documentary (2012), Directed by Robert Sauerbrey References External linksWebsite of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildburghausen (district)
Hildburghausen is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, the city of Suhl, the districts of Ilm-Kreis, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Sonneberg, and the state of Bavaria (districts of Coburg, Haßberge and Rhön-Grabfeld). Located roughly halfway between the mountain chains of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest, the district is densely forested and covered by hilly countryside. Its territory is similar to that of the former Ernestine duchy, Saxe-Hildburghausen. Towns and municipalities Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: * the heraldic lion of Meißen, the precursor state to Saxony * the cock representing the counts of Henneberg, who ruled the region until 1583 * below the symbol of the bishopric of Würzburg In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the incr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and largest city. Other cities are Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" () from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking trail. Its winter resort of Oberhof makes it a well-equipped winter sports destination – half of Germany's 136 Winter Olympic gold medals had been won by Thuringian athletes as of 2014. Thuringia was favoured by or was the birthplace of three key intellectuals and leaders in the arts: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Fried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vessra Abbey
Vessra Abbey (german: Kloster Veßra) was a Premonstratensian monastery in the village also named Kloster Veßra in the district of Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany. The monastery was founded in the 1130s by Gotebold II, Count of Henneberg, and his wife Liutgard on a site near the confluence of the Schleuse and the Werra. The church was dedicated in 1138; the foundation received papal confirmation three years later. For the whole of its existence of more than four hundred years the abbey was the house monastery of the Hennebergs. It also had a close association with the von Bibra family, particularly in the 15th century. During the Reformation in 1543, the monastery was turned into an estate. The former monastery served another four hundred years as an agricultural estate, mostly in private hands, but after World War II as a possession of the East German state, and from 1953 as the site of a collective farm (''Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft'', or LPG). In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Henneberg
The House of Henneberg was a medieval German comital family (''Grafen'') which from the 11th century onwards held large territories in the Duchy of Franconia. Their county was raised to a princely county (''Gefürstete Grafschaft'') in 1310. Upon the extinction of the line in the late 16th century, most of the territory was inherited by the Saxon House of Wettin and subsequently incorporated into the Thuringian estates of its Ernestine branch. Origins The distant origins of this family are speculative yet seem to originate in the Middle Rhine Valley, east of modern-day France. Charibert, a nobleman in Neustria is the earliest recorded ancestor of the family, dating before 636. Five generations pass between Charibert and the next descendant of note, Robert III of Worms. Both the Capetian dynasty and the Elder House of Babenberg (Popponids) are direct male lineal descendants of Count Robert I and therefore referred to as Robertians. The designation ''Babenberger'', from the castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Von Bibra
The House of Bibra () was one of the leading ''Uradel'' (ancient noble) families in Franconia (northern part of Bavaria) and present day Thuringia from the mid-15th century to about 1600. Later on the family rose from ''Reichsritter'' (Imperial Knights) to ''Reichsfreiherr'' (Barons of the Holy Roman Empire). After the Holy Roman Empire dissolved, they were made ‘’Freiherr’‘ (Barons) of Bavaria and Bohemia. History The earliest references to the family include a document of Bishop Otto of Bamberg from the year 1119 of a ''Rupertus de Bibra''. In 1151 a ''Pertholdus (Berthold) de Bibra'' and his sons ''Pertholdus (Berthold)'' and ''Tagino'' are referenced in another document. The family prospered in numbers, wealth, and influence in the 15th century and early 16th century. By the time of Siebmachers Wappenbuch of 1605, the family is listed as the most important family of Franconia under the rank of Freiherr. By 1600 most of the family died off without hei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kloster is the German and Scandinavian word for monastery. It may also refer to: Places * Kloster, Styria * Kloster, Denmark * Kloster, Sweden * Klošter, settlement in Slovenia People * Asbjørn Kloster (1823–1876), Norwegian social reformer * Chuck Klosterman (b. 1972), American author and essayist * Knut Kloster (b. 1929), Norwegian shipping magnate, grandson of Lauritz * Lauritz Kloster (1870–1952), Norwegian shipping magnate, grandfather of Knut * Robert Kloster (1905–1979), Norwegian museum director and art historian Other * ''Das Kloster'', a collection of magical and occult texts compiled by Johann Scheible See also * Klosters * Closter (other) Closter may refer to: *Closter (surname) *Closter, New Jersey, a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States *Closter, Nebraska Closter is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midw ... {{Disambiguation, geo, surname Norwegian-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kloster is the German and Scandinavian word for monastery. It may also refer to: Places * Kloster, Styria * Kloster, Denmark * Kloster, Sweden * Klošter, settlement in Slovenia People * Asbjørn Kloster (1823–1876), Norwegian social reformer * Chuck Klosterman (b. 1972), American author and essayist * Knut Kloster (b. 1929), Norwegian shipping magnate, grandson of Lauritz * Lauritz Kloster (1870–1952), Norwegian shipping magnate, grandfather of Knut * Robert Kloster (1905–1979), Norwegian museum director and art historian Other * ''Das Kloster'', a collection of magical and occult texts compiled by Johann Scheible See also * Klosters * Closter (other) Closter may refer to: *Closter (surname) *Closter, New Jersey, a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States *Closter, Nebraska Closter is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midw ... {{Disambiguation, geo, surname Norwegian-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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