Kloster Veßra is a municipality in the district of
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen () is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the Hildburghausen district.
Geography
It is situated in the Franconian part of Thuringia south of the Thuringian Forest, in the valley of the Werra River. The town centre ...
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.
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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 ...
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Vessra Abbey (now an open-air museum) was founded and supported by the
Henneberg family and abandoned after the Reformation. The church was used as a parish church until 1939 when it caught fire. It also had a close association with the
von Bibra
The House of Bibra () was one of the leading ''Uradel'' (ancient noble) families in Franconia (northern part of Bavaria) and present day Thuringia from the mid-15th century to about 1600. Later on the family rose from ''Reichsrit ...
family in the 15th century.
Literature and Film
* ''Kloster Veßra - Begegnung mit der Vergangenheit'', Documentary (2012), Directed by Robert Sauerbrey
References
External links
Website of the VerwaltungsgemeinschaftHennebergisches Museum Kloster Veßra
Hildburghausen (district)
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