Zeilfeld

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Zeilfeld
City of Römhild
Coordinates: 50 ° 24 ′ 51 ″  N , 10 ° 37 ′ 55 ″  E
Height : 402  (390-405)  m above sea level NN
Residents : 275
Incorporation : March 23, 1993
Incorporated into: Gleichamberg
Postal code : 98630
Area code : 03685
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Oswald
Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Oswald

Zeilfeld is a district of the town of Römhild in the Hildburghausen district in Thuringia .

geography

The location of Zeilfeld is only three kilometers east of the Kleiner Gleichberg , at 641.3  m above sea level. NN , this mountain is a landmark and at the same time one of the most famous mountains in southern Thuringia. In terms of structure, Zeilfeld, like Gleichamberg or Gleicherwiesen , is a clustered village and has 278 inhabitants. Zeilfeld is on the L1132 road, which connects the district town of Hildburghausen with Römhild ; To the northeast, the Zeilbach , whose source is in the immediate vicinity, touches the place.

history

The area of ​​the Gleichberge is an important center of prehistoric and early historical settlement in Thuringia, the Oppidum Steinsburg located here is considered a fortified settlement site for the Celts.

The first written mention of the place Zeilfeld goes back to the year 1210 under the name Zilueld . In the course of history the name changed via Zilfelt  (1317) and Zylveld  (1340) to today's Zeilfeld.

Culture and sights

  • The Church of St. Oswald
  • A network of hiking and cycling trails leads into the Gleichberge nature reserve with its two striking heights and the small Roth dam .
  • The place Zeilfeld was protected in the Middle Ages by a fortification and a Landwehr running from the outskirts in a northerly direction to the Werra valley near Reurieth . The eye-catching ground monument consists of a wall and a moat and can still be easily followed in the landscape.
  • Oak with a chest height of 6.20 m (2016).

literature

  • Paul Lehfeldt : Architectural and Art Monuments of Thuringia, Booklet XXXI, Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen, District Court Districts Heldburg and Römhild , 1904, reprint, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, ISBN 978-3-86777-378-2

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017

Web links

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