South Thuringia
South Thuringia (German: Südthüringen) refers to all the Franconia regions in the German Free State of Thuringia south of the Rennsteig and the , but including the entire former county of . The region is, if the Eisenach area is excluded, almost identical with the Southwest Thuringian Planning Region (Planungsregion Südwestthüringen) in the state of Thuringia.
The Rennsteig is a historical border road, that marked the boundary between the Duchy of Franconia and the Thuringian-Saxon sovereign territory, and today still represents the language boundary between the Main-Franconian dialects and the language area of Thuringia.
The Dolmar near Kühndorf, Christes and Metzels in the county of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, between the Central Upland mountains of the Rhön and Thuringian Forest
Literature[]
- Zwischen Rennsteig und Sonneberg. Edition no. 1 Akademie-Verlag Berlin, Berlin 1986 (Werte unserer Heimat. Vol. 39). p. 27–31.
References[]
External links[]
- Bilder aus Südthüringen auf Thüringer-Landschaften.de
- Info-Portal der Region Südthüringen
- Naturräumliche Gliederung Thüringens (pdf; 1,5 MB)
- Handwerkskammer Südthüringen
- Industrie- und Handelskammer Südthüringen
- Suhler Verlagsgruppe
- Pro fränkische Initiative in Südthüringen
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Categories:
- South Thuringia
- Regions of Thuringia
- Thuringian Franconia