Kloster Veßra

Kloster Veßra is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia, Germany.

Kloster Veßra
Location of Kloster Veßra within Hildburghausen district
Kloster Veßra   is located in Germany
Kloster Veßra
Kloster Veßra
Kloster Veßra   is located in Thuringia
Kloster Veßra
Kloster Veßra
Coordinates: 50°30′N 10°39′E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictHildburghausen
Municipal assoc.Feldstein
Government
  Mayor (202228) Wolfgang Möller[1]
Area
  Total19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total280
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98660
Dialling codes036873
Vehicle registrationHBN

Vessra Abbey (now an open-air museum) was founded and supported by the Henneberg family and abandoned after the Reformation. The church was used as a parish church until 1939 when it caught fire. It also had a close association with the von Bibra family in the 15th century.

Literature and Film

  • Kloster Veßra - Begegnung mit der Vergangenheit, Documentary (2012), Directed by Robert Sauerbrey

References

Old farmer's house
Old water mill


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