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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.
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.
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 eventful life of a church. The skyline of the medieval Imperial City of Mühlhausen is defined by the innumerable towers of its historic buildings – too many for a visitor to count easily. Amidst all these attractions stands the secularised Corn Market Church. Its name ... Museum of Cultural History Mühlhausen.
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.
