Kloster Veßra

Kloster Veßra
Kloster Veßra
Location of Kloster Veßra within Hildburghausen district
Coordinates: 50°30′0″N 10°39′0″E / 50.50000°N 10.65000°E / 50.50000; 10.65000Coordinates: 50°30′0″N 10°39′0″E / 50.50000°N 10.65000°E / 50.50000; 10.65000
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Hildburghausen
Municipal assoc. Feldstein
Government
 • Mayor Wolfgang Möller
Area
 • Total 19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Elevation 340 m (1,120 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 293
 • Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 98660
Dialling codes 036873
Vehicle registration HBN

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 burned. It also had a close association with the von Bibra family in the 15th century.

Literature and Film

  • Kloster Veßra - Begegnung mit der Vergangenheit, Documentary (2012), Directed by Robert Sauerbrey

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). September 2018.
Old farmer's house
Old water mill
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