Emsetal is a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Gotha, in
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 larg ...
,
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 betwe ...
. It took its name from the river
Emse
Emse is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Hörsel, which it joins in Sättelstädt.
See also
*List of rivers of Thuringia
A list of rivers of Thuringia, Germany:
A
*Alster
* Apfelstädt
* Ascherbach
* Auma
...
. It consisted of the villages Fischbach, Schmerbach,
Schwarzhausen and Winterstein. On 31 December 2013, it was merged into the town
Waltershausen
Waltershausen is a town in the south-western part of the district of Gotha in the state of Thuringia, Germany.
Geography
Geographic location
Located on the verge of the Thuringian Basin just before the Thuringian Forest, Waltershausen is so ...
.
Gebietsänderungen von Januar bis Dezember 2013
Statistisches Bundesamt
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The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and ...
The Kilianstein
The Kilianstein is a free-standing rock tower on the Hopfenberg hill in the eastern part of the Sembach valley in central Germany. It stands about 800 m east of the (upper) village of Winterstein on the northern slopes of the Thuringian Forest
...
is an unusual rock pinnacle
A pinnacle, tower, spire, needle or natural tower (german: Felsnadel, ''Felsturm'' or ''Felszinne'') in geology is an individual column of rock, isolated from other rocks or groups of rocks, in the shape of a vertical shaft or spire.
Examples are ...
in the municipality that is sometimes used by climbers. It is 800 m east of the village of Winterstein.
References
Former municipalities in Thuringia
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