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15 de mai. de 2024 · Thuringia, historic region and Land (state) of east-central Germany. Thuringia is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony to the northwest, Saxony-Anhalt to the northeast, Saxony to the southeast, Bavaria to the south, and Hessen to the west. The capital is Erfurt. Area 6,244 square miles.
The state was established in 1920 as a state of the Weimar Republic from a merger of the Ernestine duchies, save for Saxe-Coburg. After World War II, Thuringia came under the Soviet occupation zone in Allied-occupied Germany, and its borders were reformed, to become contiguous.
History. The ancient Thuringians, a Germanic tribe occupying central Germany between the Elbe and the Danube, were conquered by the Franks during the 6th cent. a.d. and were converted (8th cent.) to Christianity by St. Boniface.
Thuringia is the green heart of Germany and the birthplace of German classicism. Experience the heyday of Jewish medieval culture in Erfurt and centuries of German cultural and intellectual history at Wartburg Castle in Eisenach.
18 de mai. de 2018 · Places. Germany, Scandinavia, and Central Europe. German Political Geography. Thuringia. views 3,577,001 updated May 18 2018. THURINGIA , state in Germany. Jewish merchants are recorded in Thuringia as early as the 10 th century. Jewish communities, however, appeared relatively late.
1 de dez. de 2011 · 30 November 2011. By Philip Hensher,Features correspondent. The quiet landscapes and picturesque towns of Thuringia were once home to German enlightenment and literature. (Matt Munro)...
