Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia
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Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia | |
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Type | Order of merit |
Country | Germany |
Presented by | the Free State of Thuringia |
Established | 19 September 2000 |
First awarded | 22 November 2000 |
![]() Ribbon bar of the order |
The Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia (German: Verdienstorden des Freistaats Thüringen) is the highest order which is bestowed by the Free State of Thuringia. The number of living holders of the order is limited to 300 persons.[1]
Notable recipients[]
- Iris von Arnim
- Rolf-Dieter Arens
- Alan Bern
- Andreas Birkmann[2]
- Yehoshua Büchler
- Tankred Dorst[2]
- Josef Duchac[2]
- Helmut Fritsche
- Stéphane Hessel
- Ivan Ivanji
- Sarah Kirsch[2]
- Hans-Reinhard Koch
- Hilmar Kopper[2]
- Reiner Kunze[2]
- Werner Leich
- Peter Maser
- Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann[2]
- Peter Röhlinger
- Stephan Schambach
- Lothar Späth[2]
- Bernhard Vogel[2]
- Nike Wagner
- Günter Weiler[2]
References[]
- ^ Text of the law for the Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Thüringer Verdienstorden > Ordensträger". Archived from the original on 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
Categories:
- Awards established in 2000
- Orders, decorations, and medals of the states of Germany
- Culture of Thuringia
- Germany stubs
- Order, decoration, and medal stubs