Unterhain

Unterhain City of Koenigsee Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 7 ″  N , 11 ° 7 ′ 46 ″  E
Height :	525 m above sea level NN
Residents :	200
Incorporation :	July 1, 1950
Incorporated into:	Oberhain
Postal code :	07426
Area code :	036738
Fire station

Unterhain is a district of the city of Königsee in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt ( Thuringia ).

geography

Unterhain is located on a low-forest high plateau in the Thuringian Forest, sloping to the north, between the Schwarzatal in the south and the Rinnetal in the north. The demarcation is docked and partially wooded at a distance from the town. The altitude fluctuates around 600 meters above sea level. The residents and guests can connect to Königsee and other cities via circular roads .

history

The place with its 200 inhabitants was first mentioned in a document on November 19, 1370. Michael Köhler writes about the two villages that the name Hain refers to places of cultic origin. Field names testify to mining for iron, copper, silver and gold. There was also agriculture and forestry as well as tourism. Until 1918 the place belonged to the sovereignty of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .

On July 1, 1950, Unterhain was incorporated into Oberhain. The place has been part of the city of Königsee since January 1, 2019.

In Unterhain there is a youth center as well as guest houses and holiday homes.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ 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. 293.
2. ↑ Michael Köhler: Pagan sanctuaries. Pre-Christian places of worship and suspected cult sites in Thuringia. Jenzig-Verlag Köhler, Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-910141-85-8 , p. 208.
3. ↑ Private website for Unterhain.Retrieved on February 11, 2012