Engenstein

Engenstein Community Schleusegrund Coordinates: 50 ° 29 ′ 47 ″ N , 10 ° 51 ′ 15 ″ E
Height :	435 m above sea level NN
Residents :	108 (Dec. 31, 2013)
Incorporation :	October 1, 1922
Incorporated into:	Lichtenau
Postal code :	98666
Area code :	036874
Location of Engenstein in Thuringia
	historical overview map

Engenstein is the partner village of the Biberau district of the Schleusegrund community in the Hildburghausen district in Thuringia .

location

Engenstein

After Lichtenau , Engenstein is the next village on Bibergrundstrasse ( Kreisstrasse 523).

history

The village was first mentioned in documents in 1311, its name suggests a striking narrow point in the Bibertal. According to local tradition, the Engenstein castle site was located close to the east of the village , the stones of which were used in the construction of the church in Biberschlag .

Individual evidence

↑ www.insuedthueringen.de, January 16, 2014
^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Rockstuhl Verlag, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 69
^ Georg Brückner: The topography of the country . In: Country studies of the Duchy of Meinigen . tape 2 . Brückner and Renner, Meinigen 1853, p. 396-397 .

Web links

Commons : Engenstein - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] www.insuedthueringen.de, January 16, 2014

[2] Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Rockstuhl Verlag, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 69

[Brückner2-3] Georg Brückner: The topography of the country . In: Country studies of the Duchy of Meinigen . tape 2 . Brückner and Renner, Meinigen 1853, p. 396-397 .