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Meiningen

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Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the Southern part of the state of Thuringia in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen.

The place was first mentioned in 982 A.D. and was chartered in 1344 A.D. Its inhabitants are known as Meininger.

Situated on the river Werra the town today has about 26,000 inhabitants.

Between 1680 to 1918, it was part of Saxe-Meiningen. The fairy tale collector and writer Ludwig Bechstein was an archivist in Meiningen.

Schloss Elisabethenburg
Castle Landsberg
Das Meininger Theater
Goetz-Höhle
Büchnersches Hinterhaus
Dampflokwerk [1] (in German)

Meininger Theater

Meininger Theater

The theatre was called the Meininger. It featured plays and has concert halls and had a model effect in Germany and in Europe. Artists like Hans Guido von Bülow were employed. The activity of the Theaterherzog George II of Saxony-Meiningen (1866-1914) lead to international celebrity. Bülow was replaced by Max Reger from 1911 to 1914. Today its name is "Südthüringisches Staatstheater". It has more than 300 people employed and provides a huge area with opera and drama. General Musikdirektor - Alan Buribaev.

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Cities and towns in Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Benshausen | Breitungen/Werra | Brotterode | Dolmar | Floh-Seligenthal | Grabfeld | Haselgrund | Hohe Rhön | Meiningen | Oberhof | Rennsteig | Rhönblick | Salzbrücke | Schmalkalden | Schwallungen | Steinbach-Hallenberg | Trusetal | Wasungen | Wasungen-Amt Sand | Wernshausen | Zella-Mehlis |

Coordinates: 50°33′N 10°25′E

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Category: Towns in Thuringia

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