Monk green
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Monk green
community Görkwitz
Coordinates: 50 ° 34 ′ 47 " N , 11 ° 45 ′ 58" E
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| Height : | 447 m |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1979 |
| Postal code : | 07907 |
| Area code : | 03663 |
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The hamlet Mönchgrün is a district of Görkwitz . Both settlements belong to the Lake District administrative community in the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia .
Geography and geology
The hamlet of Mönchgrün, not far to the west, next to the motorway, is in the Schleiz region. Neighboring towns are the town of Schleiz and the villages of Oettersdorf and Grochwitz (zu Schleiz).
Geologically, the district also belongs to the south-east Thuringia slate mountains, which have high-yield and reliable soils.
history
Mönchgrün was first mentioned in a document on September 5, 1285.
Before agriculture was reorganized in the GDR, there were stable farms in the village. In the meantime, in addition to the agricultural work, holiday offers were found in the countryside for those seeking relaxation.
The helicopter crash on May 23, 2010 near Mönchgrün was a devastating event.
Attractions
traffic
The Glücksmühle-Mönchgrün stop was on the Schleiz – Saalburg railway line . This has now been shut down.
Sons and daughters of the place
- Paul Dietrich (1882–?), Master saddler, honored by Yad Vashem as “ Righteous Among the Nations ”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred Graf: Organization of the cooperative plant production with a high proportion of grassland in the southeast Thuringian slate mountains. Shown at the KOG "Lobenstein". 1970, (Jena, University, dissertation, 1970; typed).
- ↑ Helicopter crash near Mönchgrün. In: Ostthüringer Zeitung , July 19, 2010. Accessed June 8, 2011.