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Römhild
Römhild () is a town in the Hildburghausen (district), district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen. On 31 December 2012, it merged with the former municipalities Gleichamberg, Haina, Hildburghausen, Haina, Mendhausen, Milz (Römhild), Milz and Westenfeld. 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 Vischer Family of Nuremberg, Herman Vischer the Younger (c.1486–1517), a member of the Vischer Family of Nuremberg. Notable people * Hans Hut (1490–1527), Anabaptist * Lucas Maius (1522–1598), Protestant theologian and dramatist * Max Saalmüller (1832–1890), Prussian Lieutenant-Colonel and Lepidopterologist * Alfred Götze (prehistorian), Alfred Götze (1865–1948), Prehistorian, honorary citizen 1929 References External links A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendhausen
Mendhausen is a classic Franks, Frankish village and a former municipality in the Hildburghausen (district), 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 of Römhild at the Thuringian-Frankish border on a higher plateau of the Thuringian Rhön. “In the morning this attractive village is bordered on the east parish of Römhild, from where it is only one hour away, at lunchtime Irmelshausen, in the evening Rothausen and the deserted village Eichelbrunn and midnight at the Mönchshof..." Thus, the location of the village Mendhausen is described in the "Historical and statistical description of the Ducal Saxon Community Office Römhild" of 1795. Density is low. The settlement has a church at its center. History The history of the town probably started in the 7th or 8th century, but this is not precisely known. Mendhausen was probably one of the three Höch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
