Meiningen


Meiningen
Theater
Theater
Coat of arms of Meiningen
Meiningen is located in Germany
Meiningen
Coordinates 50°33′N 10°25′E / 50.55°N 10.41667°E / 50.55; 10.41667
Administration
Country Germany
State Thuringia
District Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Mayor Reinhard Kupietz
Basic statistics
Area 41.38 km2 (15.98 sq mi)
Elevation 287 m  (942 ft)
Population 20,844  (31 December 2008)
 - Density 504 /km2 (1,305 /sq mi)
Other information
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. It is situated on the river Werra.

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History

The place was first mentioned in 982 and was chartered in 1230.

Between 1680 to 1918, it was part of Saxe-Meiningen. The fairy tale collector and writer Ludwig Bechstein was an archivist in Meiningen. One of the princesses of Saxe-Meiningen, Adelheid Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia von Sachsen-Meiningen, became the wife of the King William IV of Great Britain in 1818. She is the namesake of the Australian city Adelaide.

The dukedom was abolished at the end of the First World War. During the Second World War, Meiningen was the location of a prisoner of war hospital. After 1945, the town was included in the eastern occupation zone along with the rest of Thuringia.

Main sights

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. The activity of the Theaterherzog Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1866-1914) lead to international celebrity. Bülow was replaced by Max Reger from 1911 to 1914. 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

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