Jecha is a part of the town

Sondershausen Sondershausen () is a town in Thuringia, central Germany, capital of the Kyffhäuserkreis district, situated about 50 km (30 mi) north of Erfurt. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Schernberg was merged with Sondershausen. Until 1918 i ...

Thuringia Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area. Er ...

and it was first mentioned in a document in 1282. The village was incorporated in 1950. Jecha is located southeast of Sondershausen near the river ''Wipper''. In the center stands the St. Matthäi Church, it is the oldest building still in use in Sondershausen.

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* Ersterwähnung Thüringer Städte und Dörfer bis 1300; publisher: Harald Rockstuhl, 2001, * Liebeserklärung an eine Stadt – Sondershausen; publisher: Bildarchiv Röttig, 2000 Towns in Thuringia {{Kyffhäuserkreis-geo-stub