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23 de abr. 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 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.
- 16,171 km² (6,244 sq mi)
- Germany
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.
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.
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.
It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" ( das grüne Herz Deutschlands) from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking trail.
