Wallendorf is an Ortsteil (subdivision) of the Lichte municipality. It is located in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.

Wallendorf
Ortsteil of Lichte
Location of Wallendorf
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Coordinates: 50°31′34″N 11°11′34″E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.	Lichtetal am Rennsteig
Municipality	Lichte
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	98739
Dialling codes	036701
Vehicle registration	SLF

Geography

Th Ortsteil Wallendorf, consisting of the villages Wallendorf and Lamprecht, is located in a forested area in the southern part of the Thuringian Forest.

History

The documentary first mention of Wallendorf was dated December 29, 1414. Lamprecht as part of Wallendorf was first mentioned in a document December 21, 1386.[1]

The baroque Elisabeth's church, built until 1734, was sponsored by Peter Hohmann and his descendants. The Hohmann family was also owner of the Manor Wallendorf. The so-called Gutshof (manor house) and Fronwiese (lord's meadow) are indications of that historical period.[2]

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  City hall in Wallendorf
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  historical "Post Hotel" with viaduct (Saalfelder Str. 32)
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  Post office in Wallendorf
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  Wallendorfer Porzellanmanufaktur (October 2006)
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  Railway viaduct over the Piesau,[3] distinctive sign of Wallendorf
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  Piesau viaduct ...

See also

• Lichtetal am Rennsteig
• Lichte
• Cultural monuments in Lichte
• Wallendorfer Porzellan
• Lichte (river)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wallendorf (Lichte).

• Homepage of the Municipal Association (Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) (in German)

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