Kloster Veßra

Kloster Veßra
Kloster Veßra
Location of Kloster Veßra within Hildburghausen district
Coordinates: 50°30′0″N 10°39′0″E / 50.50000°N 10.65000°ECoordinates: 50°30′0″N 10°39′0″E / 50.50000°N 10.65000°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Hildburghausen
Municipal assoc.	Feldstein
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Möller
Area
• Total	19.75 km^2 (7.63 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	315
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	98660
Dialling codes	036873
Vehicle registration	HBN

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

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 burned. 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

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, Gemeinschaftsfreie Gemeinde, erfüllende/beauftragende Gemeinden, Verwaltungsgemeinschaft/Mitgliedsgemeinden in Thüringen". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). 8 September 2015.

External links

• Website of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
• Hennebergisches Museum Kloster Veßra
• Photo tour of the Klosters by Thüringer-Landschaften.de

Old farmer's house

Old water mill