Hellingen
Hellingen is a village and a former municipality in the region Heldburger Land in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Heldburg. It was the southernmost municipality in Thuringia, and the second-southernmost in what was formerly East Germany (following Bad Brambach in Saxony).
Hellingen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hellingen | |
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| Coordinates: 50°15′N 10°41′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Hildburghausen |
| Town | Heldburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
| Population (2017-12-31) | |
| • Total | 991 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98663 |
| Dialling codes | 036871 |
History
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Hellingen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Culture
Hellingen has got one of the last monuments dedicated to Lenin in Germany: a memorial stone placed in the Schiller Platz in 1970.[1]
References
Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land – ein historischer Reiseführer (The Land of Heldburg – a Historical Guide); Bad Langensalza, Verlag Rockstuhl, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86777-349-2
- "Schiller vs. Lenin (ENG)". May 2016.
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