Römhild

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Römhild
Medallion commemorating the Henneberg tomb
Medallion commemorating the Henneberg tomb
Coat of arms of Römhild
Römhild is located in Germany
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Römhild
Coordinates 50°23′0″N 10°33′0″E / 50.383333°N 10.55°E / 50.383333; 10.55Coordinates: 50°23′0″N 10°33′0″E / 50.383333°N 10.55°E / 50.383333; 10.55
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Hildburghausen
Municipal assoc. Gleichberge
Mayor Klaus-Jürgen Theilig
Basic statistics
Area 20.34 km2 (7.85 sq mi)
Elevation 300 m  (984 ft)
Population 1,879 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 92 /km2 (239 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HBN
Postal codes 98628–98631
Area code 036948
Website www.stadt-roemhild.de

Römhild is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen.

Tomb of Count Hermann VIII of Henneberg and wife Elizabeth of Brandenburg by Herman Vischer the Younger located in the parish church is a masterpiece of bronze art
Engraving of Monument of Count Otto IV of Henneberg.png by Vischer workshop

In the Stadtkirche of Römhild is the tomb of Elisabeth 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.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. 27 June 2011. http://www.statistik.thueringen.de/datenbank/TabAnzeige.asp?tabelle=gg000102%7C%7C. 

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