Kloster Veßra

Municipality in Thuringia, Germany
Location of Kloster Veßra within Hildburghausen district
AhlstädtAuengrundBeinerstadtBischofrodEisfeldBrünnDingslebenEhrenbergEichenbergEisfeldGrimmelshausenGrubHeldburgHenfstädtHildburghausenKloster VeßraLengfeldMarisfeldMasserbergOberstadtReuriethRömhildSchlechtsartSchleusegrundSchleusingenSchmeheimSchweickershausenSankt BernhardStraufhainThemarUmmerstadtVeilsdorfWesthausenThuringia
(2022–28) Wolfgang Möller[1]Area
 • Total19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi)Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total276 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
98660
Dialling codes036873Vehicle registrationHBN

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 caught fire. 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. ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

External links

  • Website of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
  • Hennebergisches Museum Kloster Veßra
  • Photo tour of the Klosters by Thüringer-Landschaften.de
Old farmer's house
Old water mill
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