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| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Thuringia |
| District | Schmalkalden-Meiningen |
| Mayor | Reinhard Kupietz |
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| Area | 41. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Kreis ( District) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgo[[meister]], literally translated meaning master of the town or master of the Fortress Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 38 km² (16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 287 m (942 ft) |
| Population | 21,448 (31/12/2005) |
| - Density | 518 /km² (1,342 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SM |
| Postal code | 98617 |
| Area code | 03693 |
| Website | www.meiningen.de |
| Location of the town of Meiningen within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district | |
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Meiningen is a town in Germany - located in the Southern part of the state of Thuringia and the district seat of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Free State of Thuringia (Freistaat Thüringen is located in central Germany. Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Kreis ( District) in the west of Thuringia, Germany. It is situated on the river Werra. The Werra (ˈvɛʁa is a river in central Germany, the right source river of the Weser.
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History
The place was first mentioned in 982 and was chartered in 1230. Events By Place Americas Greenland is discovered by Erik the Red (the first known European contact with North
Between 1680 to 1918, it was part of Saxe-Meiningen. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen was one of the Saxon Duchies held by the Ernestine line of the Wettin Dynasty The fairy tale collector and writer Ludwig Bechstein was an archivist in Meiningen. Ludwig Bechstein ( November 24, 1801 - May 14, 1860) was a German Writer and collector of folk Fairy tales The princess of Saxe-Meiningen Adelheid Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia von Sachsen-Meiningen was since 1818 the wife of the King William IV of Great Britain. Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia later Queen Adelaide 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849 was the Queen consort of William William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The Name of Princess Adelheid is still alive as the Australian city Adelaide.
Main sights
- Schloss Elisabethenburg
- Castle Landsberg
- Das Meininger Theater
- Goetz-Höhle
- Büchnersches Hinterhaus
- Dampflokwerk [1] (in German)
Theatre
The theatre was called the Meininger. It featured plays and has concert halls and had a model effect in Germany and in Europe. Artists like Hans Guido von Bülow were employed. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Hans Guido Freiherr von Bülow (January 8 1830 &ndash February 12 1894 The activity of the Theaterherzog Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1866-1914) lead to international celebrity. Georg II Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (b Meiningen, 2 April 1826 - d Bülow was replaced by Max Reger from 1911 to 1914. Johann Baptist Joseph Maximilian Reger ( March 19 1873 &ndash May 11 1916) was a German Composer, conductor Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Today its name is "Südthüringisches Staatstheater". It has more than 300 people employed and provides a huge area with opera and drama. General Musikdirektor - Hans Urbanek.
Famous Residents
- Max Reger, composer, pianist and conductor
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