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Römhild
Römhild () is a town in the Hildburghausen (district), district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen. On 31 December 2012, it merged with the former municipalities Gleichamberg, Haina, Hildburghausen, Haina, Mendhausen, Milz (Römhild), Milz and Westenfeld. In the Stadtkirche of Römhild is the tomb of Elisabeth (a daughter of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg) and Hermann VIII of Henneberg. The grave has sometimes been attributed to Vischer Family of Nuremberg, Herman Vischer the Younger (c.1486–1517), a member of the Vischer Family of Nuremberg. Notable people * Hans Hut (1490–1527), Anabaptist * Lucas Maius (1522–1598), Protestant theologian and dramatist * Max Saalmüller (1832–1890), Prussian Lieutenant-Colonel and Lepidopterologist * Alfred Götze (prehistorian), Alfred Götze (1865–1948), Prehistorian, honorary citizen 1929 References External links A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendhausen
Mendhausen is a classic Franks, Frankish village and a former municipality in the Hildburghausen (district), district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since December 31, 2012, it has been part of the town of Römhild. Geography Mendhausen is located in the southwest of Römhild at the Thuringian-Frankish border on a higher plateau of the Thuringian Rhön. “In the morning this attractive village is bordered on the east parish of Römhild, from where it is only one hour away, at lunchtime Irmelshausen, in the evening Rothausen and the deserted village Eichelbrunn and midnight at the Mönchshof..." Thus, the location of the village Mendhausen is described in the "Historical and statistical description of the Ducal Saxon Community Office Römhild" of 1795. Density is low. The settlement has a church at its center. History The history of the town probably started in the 7th or 8th century, but this is not precisely known. Mendhausen was probably one of the three Höch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milz (Römhild)
Milz () is a village and a former municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Römhild Römhild () is a town in the Hildburghausen (district), district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen. On 31 December 2012, it merged with the former muni .... Former municipalities in Thuringia {{Hildburghausen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vischer Family Of Nuremberg
Vischer is the name of a family of sculptors active in Nuremberg between 1453 and 1549. The family contributed largely to the masterpieces of German art in the 15th and 16th centuries. Attribution between them can be confusing since they worked together out of the same workshop. The fame of Peter Vischer the Elder seems to have caused the tendency of over attribution to him versus his sons and even non-family members. Hermann Vischer the Elder Hermann Vischer, the Elder came to Nuremberg as a worker in brass in 1453 and there became a "master" of his guild. There is only one work that can be ascribed to him with certainty, the baptismal font in the parish church of Wittenberg (1457). This is decorated with figures of the Apostles. He died in 1487. Peter Vischer the Elder Hermann's son, Peter Vischer the Elder (c.1455 –7 January 1529), is the best known member of the family. He worked with the help of his five sons, Hermann, Peter, Hans, Paul. Hermann Vischer the Younger H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Götze (prehistorian)
Alfred Götze (or Goetze) (1 Jun 1865, Weimar Weimar is a city in the state (Germany), German state of Thuringia, in Central Germany (cultural area), Central Germany between Erfurt to the west and Jena to the east, southwest of Leipzig, north of Nuremberg and west of Dresden. Together w ...–20 Nov 1948, Römhild) was a German prehistorian. Götze may have received the first doctorate in the field of prehistory and early history, and later became one of the first scientists active in the field. He worked for a long time in the Archaeological Preservation (''Bodensekmalpflege'') in Berlin and Brandenburg and was founder and long-time director of the Steinsburg Museum in Römhild. References * ''Studien zur vorgeschichtlichen Archäologie. Alfred Götze zu seinem 60. Geburtstage dargebracht von Kollegen, Freunden und Schülern.'' Hrsg. von Hugo Mötefindt … Kabitzsch, Leipzig 1925 (mit Biographie und Porträt). * Bernd Bahn: ''Ein halbes Jahrhundert für die Steinsburg. Zu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Maius
Lucas Maius (also Mai, May, Majus) (October 14, 1522 in Römhild – 4 or 5 March 1598 in Kassel) was a German Protestant pastor who converted from Lutheranism to Calvinism, and playwright during the Protestant Reformation. Life Lucas Maius was born in Römhild in 1522, to mill owner Michael May and his wife, Martha Dörrer. In his early years, he moved with his parents to Hildburghausen, as his father took part in the German Peasants' War. There, he attended school in the winters, helping with the farmwork in the summer months. He learned a simple job as tailor. In 1548, he completed his studies at the University of Wittenberg, where he had attended lectures by Philipp Melanchthon. In 1549, he traveled to Silesia, Prussia, Poland, Denmark and Holland. In 1550, he became a schoolteacher, and after his marriage in 1551, he became principal of the school in Hildburghausen. Ordained by Johann Stössel in Weimar, Maius took over as substitute pastor in Eishausen, Straufhain in 1561, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gleichamberg
Gleichamberg is a former municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Römhild. Gleichamberg consisted of the following subdivisions: * Buchenhof * Bedheim * Gleicherwiesen * Eicha * Simmershausen * Zeilfeld * Roth Coat of arms Officially granted on 5 January 1993, the lower part of the shield shows the two dominating hills in the area, the greater and lesser Gleichberg. The scissors are taken from the arms of the family of Milz and their relatives the noble family of Scherenberg (the word ''Schere'' means "scissors" or "shears"). In the 15th century the family played a major role in the local history. The upper field is a type of prehistoric pin found in the Kleine Gleichberg. The colours are those of the arms of Rudolf von Scherenberg Rudolf II von Scherenberg (c. 1401 – 1495) was Bishop of Würzburg from 1466 until his death 30 years later. His longevity (about 94) and long reign were significant. Rudolf v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haina, Hildburghausen
Haina () is a village and a former Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Hildburghausen (district), district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Römhild. It was the birthplace of Hans Hut (c. 1490–6 December 1527), an Anabaptist in Southern Germany and Austria. Sons and daughters of the village * Christian Heurich Mansion, Christian Heurich, brewer; founder of Heurich Brewery, Christian Heurich Brewing Company of Washington, DC (born 12 September 1842, in Haina, died 7 March 1945, in Washington, DC) References Former municipalities in Thuringia {{Hildburghausen-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westenfeld
Westenfeld () is a village and a former municipality located in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. However, since 31 December 2012, it has been incorporated into the town of Römhild. History The village was first mentioned in 871. The site originally belonged to the Fulda monastery, and later, it came under the possession of the Vessra Abbey. In 1634, Westenfeld was sacked and set on fire during historical events. The village church's history dates back to 1185, and the current structure was built in 1579. Notably, the baptismal font dates back to the 16th Century, while the first bell is from 1777 (crafted by J.A. Mayer, Coburg), and the second bell is from 1850 (crafted by R. Mayer, Rudolstadt Rudolstadt is a town in the German federal state Thuringia, within the Thuringian Forest, to the southwest, and to Jena and Weimar to the north. The former capital of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, the town is built along the River Saale inside a wide ...). Additional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildburghausen (district)
Hildburghausen is a Districts of Germany, district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, the city of Suhl, the districts of Ilm-Kreis, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt and Sonneberg (district), Sonneberg, and the state of Bavaria (districts of Coburg (district), Coburg, Haßberge (district), Haßberge and Rhön-Grabfeld). Located roughly halfway between the mountain chains of the Rhön and the Thuringian Forest, the district is densely forested and covered by hilly countryside. Its territory is similar to that of the former Ernestine duchy, Saxe-Hildburghausen. Towns and municipalities Coat of arms The coat of arms displays: * the heraldic lion of Meißen, the precursor state to Saxony * the rooster, cock representing the counts of House of Henneberg, Henneberg, who ruled the region until 1583 * below the symbol of the bishopric of Würzburg is displayed References External links *Official website {{Coord, 50. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Saalmüller
Max Saalmüller (26 November 1832 in Römhild, Germany – 12 October 1890 in Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main), Bockenheim) was a Prussian lieutenant colonel and Germany, German entomologist. List of works * Illustrations for ''Der Heerwurm'' of Ludwig Bechstein, 1851 * ''Mittheilungen über Madagaskar, seine Lepidopteren-Fauna'', 1878 (in News about Madagascar, its ''Lepidoptera fauna'', 1878) * ''Lepidopteren von Madagascar'', 2 Bände, 1884/91 (in ''Lepidoptera of Madagascar''), 2 editions, 1884/1891 * ''Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagaskar, die sich im Museum der Seckenberg'', in ''Bericht über die Senckenbergischen Naturforschende Gesellschaft'', 1879–1890, pp. 258–310 References External links www.nhm.ac.uk - National History Museum: Bibliographic record on Max Saalmüller * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saalmuller, Max Military personnel of Prussia Zoologists from the Kingdom of Prussia German lepidopterists 1832 births 1890 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Hut
Hans Hut (; ; c. 14906 December 1527) was a very active Anabaptist in southern Germany and Austria. Life Hut was born in Haina near Römhild, in the Electorate of Saxony (now Thuringia), and became a travelling bookseller. Hut was for some years sacristan in Bibra to the knight Hans von Bibra (the brother of Bishop Lorenz von Bibra). He early came under the influence of Thomas Müntzer and, refusing to have his child baptized, was driven from the community in 1524. He took part in the decisive battle of Thuringia during the German Peasants' War on 15 May 1525 at Bad Frankenhausen. About a week later at Bibra, Hut preached "subjects should murder all the authorities, for the opportune time has arrived." In his later years Hut distanced himself from Müntzer, saying that he (himself) "had clearly erred" and that he "had not understood him (Müntzer)." After the battle he managed to flee and traveled throughout the region. On Pentecost 1526 he was baptized in Augsburg by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albrecht III Achilles, Elector Of Brandenburg
Albrecht III (9 November 141411 March 1486) was Elector of Brandenburg from 1471 until his death, the third from the House of Hohenzollern. A member of the Order of the Swan, he received the cognomen ''Achilles'' because of his knightly qualities and virtues. He also ruled in the Franconian principalities of Ansbach from 1440 and Kulmbach from 1464 (as Albrecht I). Biography Early life Albrecht was born at the Brandenburg residence of Tangermünde as the third son of the Nuremberg burgrave Frederick I and his wife, the Wittelsbach princess Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut. His father served as governor in Brandenburg; a few months after Albrecht's birth, he was enfeoffed with the electorate at the Council of Constance by the Luxembourg emperor Sigismund. After passing some time at the court of Emperor Sigismund, Albrecht took part in the Hussite Wars, and afterwards distinguished himself whilst assisting Sigismund's successor, the Habsburg king Albert II of Germany, against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
