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Hildburghausen (German pronunciation: [hɪltbʊʁkˈhaʊ̯zn̩] (listen)[3]) is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen.

Hildburghausen
Town
Town hall on the main square
Coat of arms
Location of Hildburghausen within Hildburghausen district
BrünnEhrenbergEichenbergGrubSankt BernhardWesthausen
Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen
Coordinates: 50°25′0″N 10°45′0″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictHildburghausen
Subdivisions10
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Tilo Kummer[1] (Left)
Area
 • Total72.94 km2 (28.16 sq mi)
Elevation
381 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,674
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98641–98646
Dialling codes03685
Vehicle registrationHBN
Websitewww.hildburghausen.de

Geography


It is situated in the Franconian part of Thuringia south of the Thuringian Forest, in the valley of the Werra river. The town centre is located about 20 km (12 mi) south of Suhl and 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Coburg.


History


The settlement of Hilteburgehusin was first mentioned in a 1234 deed, when the Counts of Henneberg sold it to the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg. Repurchased in 1316, the Henneberg lords vested the citizens with town privileges in 1324 and had city walls erected. In 1353 the estates of Hildburghausen were inherited by the Wettin landgrave Frederick III of Thuringia and upon the 1485 Treaty of Leipzig became part of the Ernestine duchies.

In 1528 the Hildburghausen citizens turned Protestant. The town fell to the newly established Duchy of Saxe-Coburg in 1572 and upon the extinction of the line in 1638 passed to the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. In 1680 it became the residence of the Ernestine dukes of Saxe-Hildburghausen until its dissolution in 1826, after which it passed to the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen. The town became part of the new state of Thuringia in 1920.


Notable people



References


  1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2020". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. IPA adapted from: Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 584. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.


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На других языках

[de] Hildburghausen

Hildburghausen ist die Kreisstadt des gleichnamigen Landkreises. Sie ist die ehemalige Residenzstadt des von 1680 bis 1826 bestehenden Herzogtums Sachsen-Hildburghausen und liegt im fränkisch geprägten Süden des Freistaats Thüringen.
- [en] Hildburghausen

[es] Hildburghausen

Hildburghausen es una ciudad alemana del estado de Turingia. Situada junto al curso del río Werra, es capital del distrito de Hildburghausen.

[ru] Хильдбургхаузен

Хильдбургхаузен (нем. Hildburghausen, старая передача — Гильдбурггаузен) — город в Германии, в земле Тюрингия.


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