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15 de may. 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 of Thuringia. The Germanic Thuringians appeared after about ad 350 and were conquered by the Huns in the second quarter of the 5th century, but by 500 they had established a large kingdom stretching from the Harz mountains to the Danube.
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.
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.
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Thuringia . Thuringia , German Thüringen, Historic region and state (pop., 2002 est.: 2,411,000), Germany. It includes the land around the Thuringian Forest in what was formerly southwestern East Germany and covers 6,244 sq mi (16,171 sq km). The capital is Erfurt.
35 years since the fall of the Wall: Thuringia. 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.
