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Kirchgandern
Kirchgandern is a municipality in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, Germany. It is part of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Hanstein-Rusteberg Hanstein-Rusteberg is a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the district Eichsfeld, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' is in Hohengandern. Hanstein Castle is in Hanstein-Rusteberg. The ''Verwa .... Kirchgandern was first mentioned in documentary in 1118. References Eichsfeld (district) {{Eichsfeld-geo-stub ...
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Eichsfeld (district)
Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany, and part of the historical region of Eichsfeld. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Nordhausen (district), Nordhausen, Kyffhäuserkreis and Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, and by the states of Hesse (district Werra-Meißner-Kreis) and Lower Saxony (district Göttingen (district), Göttingen). History In medieval times the Eichsfeld region, which is larger than the current district Eichsfeld, was property of the Archbishopric of Mainz, Archbishops of Mainz. Eichsfeld was the only region of Thuringia not to accept the Protestant Reformation, largely due to the efforts of the Archbishops of Mainz. In 1801, the German mediatisation, clerical states were dissolved, and the Kingdom of Prussia gained the region, only to lose it again in the Napoleonic Wars. In the Congress of Vienna (1815) Prussia as well as the Kingdom of Hanover raised claims for the Eichsfeld. The region was divided between both states. Although Han ...
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Hanstein-Rusteberg
Hanstein-Rusteberg is a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the district Eichsfeld, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' is in Hohengandern. Hanstein Castle is in Hanstein-Rusteberg. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Hanstein-Rusteberg consists of the following municipalities: # Arenshausen # Bornhagen # Burgwalde # Freienhagen # Fretterode # Gerbershausen # Hohengandern # Kirchgandern # Lindewerra # Marth Marth may refer to: * Marth, Thuringia, Germany People with the surname * Albert Marth (1828–1897), German astronomer * Christophe Marth (born 1980), French rugby player * Frank Marth (1922–2014), American actor * Tommy Marth (1978–2012), Am ... # Rohrberg # Rustenfelde # Schachtebich # Wahlhausen References Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thuringia {{Eichsfeld-geo-stub ...
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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. Erfurt is the capital and largest city. Other cities include Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony, and Saxony-Anhalt. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" () from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a bank (geography), left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking, hiking trail. Its winter resort of Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof makes it a well-equipped winter sports destination – half of Germany's 136 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympic gold medals had been won by Thuringian athletes as of 2014. Thuringia was favoured by or was the birthplace of three key intellectu ...
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Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Municipal associations (, , ) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association'' () is used. Structure A municipal association normally consists of several adjacent municipalities located in the same district. It is controlled by a political representative, chairperson or executive board. Depending on the state, this person may be officially retained or appointed as mayor. * In Baden-Württemberg this position is held by the mayor of the appropriate fulfilling municipality (). * In Thuringia there are municipal associations as well as fulfilling municipalities. * In Bavaria one mayor of a single municipality also acts as municipal chairman () of the association. Tasks The duties of a municipal association typically encompass * Setting up land use plans * Sewage disposal * Payment transactions * Cemetery matte ...
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