Krayenberggemeinde is a
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
Wartburgkreis
Wartburgkreis is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) the districts Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Gotha, Schmalkalden-Meiningen, and the districts Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg and Wer ...
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
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 was named after the hill
Krayenberg
The Krayenberg is a hill near Tiefenort, Germany. Since 500 BCE it was a rampart and served as a refuge
for the central part of the Werratal. It became important for German history due to the Krayenburg, which was built on its top after 786, an ...
. It was formed on 31 December 2013 by the merger of the former municipalities
Dorndorf and
Merkers-Kieselbach
Merkers-Kieselbach is a former Municipalities in Germany, municipality in the Wartburgkreis Districts of Germany, district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the municipality Krayenberggemeinde.
Geography
Merkers-Kieselb ...
.
References
Wartburgkreis
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