Am Ettersberg is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the district
Weimarer Land
Weimarer Land is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the northeast clockwise) the district Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Saale-Holzland and the district-free city Jena, the ...
, in
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 ...
,
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
. It was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities of
Berlstedt
Berlstedt is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. On 1 December 2007, the former municipality Hottelstedt was incorporated by Berlstedt. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Am E ...
,
Buttelstedt
Buttelstedt is a town and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 11 km north of Weimar. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Am Ettersberg.
History
Within the German Empir ...
,
Großobringen
Großobringen is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Am Ettersberg
Am Ettersberg is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district ...
,
Heichelheim
Heichelheim is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Am Ettersberg
Am Ettersberg is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district ...
,
Kleinobringen
Kleinobringen is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Am Ettersberg
Am Ettersberg is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the distric ...
,
Krautheim
Krautheim (East Franconian: ''Graude'') is a town in the Hohenlohe district of Baden-Württemberg, in south central Germany. It is situated on the river Jagst, 12 km (8 mi) northwest of Künzelsau, and 16 km (10 mi) southwes ...
,
Ramsla
Ramsla is a village and a former municipality in the Weimarer Land district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the municipality Am Ettersberg
Am Ettersberg is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the district Weimar ...
,
Sachsenhausen,
Schwerstedt,
Vippachedelhausen and
Wohlsborn. The name refers to the hill
Ettersberg
The Thuringian Basin () is a depression in the central and northwest part of Thuringia in Germany which is crossed by several rivers, the longest of which is the Unstrut. It stretches about from north to south and around from east to west. Its h ...
.
References
Weimarer Land
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