Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the Southern part of the state Thuringia in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ... Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Kreis (district) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. ...

The place was first mentioned in 982 A.D. and was chartered in 1344 A.D. Its name of inhabitants are Meininger Events Greenland founded by Erik the Red ; first contact of Europeans with North America Births Emma of Normandy Atisha the Bengali Buddhist Saint Deaths Categories: 982 ... Events English king Edward III introduces three new gold coins, the florin. ...

Situated on the river Werra the town today has about 26,000 inhabitants. The Werra is a river in the middle of Germany. ...

History

Between 1680 to 1918, it was part of Saxony-Meiningen. The fairy tale collector and writer Ludwig Bechstein were an archivist in Meiningen. Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Ludwig Bechstein (November 24, 1801 - May 14, 1860) was a German writer and collector of folk fairy tales. ...

Sites of Interest

• Schloss Elisabethenburg
• Castle Landsberg
• Das Meininger Theater
• Goetz-Höhle
• Büchnersches Hinterhaus
• Dampflokwerk [1] (in German)

Theatre

Meininger Theater

The theatre was called the Meininger. It featured plays and has concert halls and had a model effect in Germany and in Europe. Artists like Hans Guido von Bülow was employed. The activity of the Theaterherzogs George II of Saxony-Meiningen (1866-1914) lead to international celebrity. Bülow was replaced by Max Reger from 1911 to 1914. The First World War closed down the theatre. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (926x472, 204 KB) Meiningen, Germany, Staatstheater Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Meiningen ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (926x472, 204 KB) Meiningen, Germany, Staatstheater Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Meiningen ... World map showing location of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... It has been suggested that Reger be merged into this article or section. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ...

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