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15 de may. de 2024 · William H. Berentsen. 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.
The Prussian territories around Erfurt, Mühlhausen and Nordhausen joined Thuringia in 1945. The coat of arms of Thuringia shows the lion of the Ludowingian Landgraves of 12th-century origin. The eight stars around it represent the eight former states which formed Thuringia.
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.
The 'Thuringian regna' or kingdom seems to have been recognised as existing around 400, but the independence of these Continental Angles was short-lived. Following conquest by the Huns, they became excellent horsemen and seemingly kept Hunnic women as slaves or wives after the collapse of the Hunnic empire.
Thüringen - Profile of the German Federal State. Thüringen facts: Official web sites of Thüringen, links and information on Thüringen's art, culture, geography, history, travel and tourism, cities, tourist boards and newspapers.
18 de may. 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.
