South Thuringia () refers to all areas of

Franconia Franconia ( ; ; ) is a geographical region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (). Franconia is made up of the three (governmental districts) of Lower Franconia, Lower, Middle Franconia, Middle and Upper Franco ...

within the German state of

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 ...

south of the Rennsteig and the Salzbogen, but including the entire former county of

Bad Salzungen Bad Salzungen () is a town in Thuringia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wartburgkreis district. Geography Location Bad Salzungen is situated on the river Werra, east of Tiefenort and south of Eisenach. Divisions In July 2018 the form ...

. The region is, if the Eisenach area is excluded, almost identical with the Southwest Thuringian Planning Region (''Planungsregion Südwestthüringen'') in the state of Thuringia. The Rennsteig is a historical border road, that marked the boundary between the Duchy of Franconia and the Thuringian-Saxon sovereign territory, and today still represents the language boundary between the Main-Franconian dialects and the Thuringian-Upper Saxon language area of Thuringia. Dolmar

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Bilder aus Südthüringen auf Thüringer-Landschaften.de

Naturräumliche Gliederung Thüringens (pdf; 1,5 MB)

Handwerkskammer Südthüringen

Industrie- und Handelskammer Südthüringen

Suhler Verlagsgruppe

Pro fränkische Initiative in Südthüringen
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