Römhild () is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, 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 ...

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. It is situated 14 km west of

Hildburghausen Hildburghausen (IPA adapted from: ) is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. Geography It is situated in the Franconian part of Thuringia south of the Thuringian Forest, in the valley of the Werra river ...

, and 21 km southeast of

Meiningen Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the state of Thuringia, Germany. It is located in the region of Franconia and has a population of around 25,000 (2021).

. On 31 December 2012, it merged with the former municipalities

Gleichamberg Gleichamberg is a former municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Römhild Römhild () is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14&nbs ...

Haina Haina (Kloster) is a municipality in Waldeck-Frankenberg in northwest Hesse, Germany. Geography Location Haina lies in Waldeck-Frankenberg south of Frankenberg and east of Burgwald at the southwest slope of the Kellerwald range. It lies on the ...

Mendhausen Mendhausen is a classic Frankish village and a former municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since December 31, 2012, it has been part of the town of Römhild. Geography Mendhausen is located in the southwest o ...

, Milz and

Westenfeld Westenfeld is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Römhild. History The village was first mentioned in 871. The site originally belonged ...

. In the Stadtkirche of Römhild is the tomb of Elisabeth (a daughter of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg) and Hermann VIII of Henneberg. The grave has sometimes been attributed to Herman Vischer the Younger (c.1486–1517), a member of the Vischer Family of Nuremberg.

Sons and daughters of the town

Hans Hut Hans Hut (c. 14906 December 1527) was a very active Anabaptist in southern Germany and Austria. Life Hut was born in Haina near Römhild, South Thuringia, and became a travelling bookseller. Hut was for some years sacristan in Bibra to the knig ...

(1490–1527),

Anabaptist Anabaptism (from New Latin language, Neo-Latin , from the Greek language, Greek : 're-' and 'baptism', german: Täufer, earlier also )Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term (translation: "Re- ...

Lucas Maius Lucas Maius (also Mai, May, Majus) (October 14, 1522 in Römhild – 4 or 5 March 1598 in Kassel) was a German Protestant pastor who converted from Lutheranism to Calvinism, and playwright during the Protestant Reformation. Life Lucas Maius was bo ...

(1522–1598), Protestant theologian and dramatist *

Max Saalmüller Max Saalmüller (26 November 1832 in Römhild, Germany – 12 October 1890 in Bockenheim) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and German entomologist. List of works * Illustrations for ''Der Heerwurm'' of Ludwig Bechstein Ludwig Bechs ...

(1832–1890), Prussian Lieutenant-Colonel and Lepidopterologist * Alfred Götze (1865–1948),

Prehistorian Prehistory, also known as pre-literary history, is the period of human history between the use of the first stone tools by hominins 3.3 million years ago and the beginning of recorded history with the invention of writing systems. The use of ...

, honorary citizen 1929

References

External links

Albrecht Dürer drawing for Römhild

Parish church of Römhild

Private Site about Römhild
Hildburghausen (district) Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen {{Hildburghausen-geo-stub