Grimmenthal
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Grimmenthal
Municipality of Ober Maßfeld-Grimmenthal
Coordinates: 50 ° 31 ′ 51 ″ N , 10 ° 26 ′ 46 ″ E
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| Height : | 305 m above sea level NN | |
| Residents : | 100 (2008) | |
| Postal code : | 98617 | |
| Area code : | 036949 | |
Location of Grimmenthal in Thuringia |
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 Grimmenthal train station
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Grimmenthal is part of the municipality of Ober Maßfeld-Grimmenthal in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district in Thuringia .
location
The pilgrimage site of Grimmenthal borders directly on Ober Maßfeld in the Werratal to the east . Grimmenthal and Ober Maßfeld have not only grown together locally, but also in reality. The federal highway 89 and the federal highway 71 open up this area with traffic. Added to this is the importance in rail transport .
history
In 1497 Grimmenthal was first mentioned in a document. The place belonged to the Amt of Maßfeld in the county of Henneberg -Schleusingen. In 1680 he came to the Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen .
A miraculous image of the Virgin Mary saw the inauguration of the pilgrimage chapel. The construction of the Werra bridge was financed by the income. The place of pilgrimage ended with the Reformation ; Instead, Count Georg Ernst von Henneberg-Schleusingen had a hospital built for the poor.
In 1627 there was a burning of witches in Grimmenthal . The widow Barbara Urff was charged and executed.
After 1945 was built in Feierabendheim , which was closed 1990th
Individual evidence
- ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 98.