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Kloster Veßra

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Hildburghausen

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
19.75 km²

Population
  
343 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
036873

State
  
Thuringia

Elevation
  
340 m (1,120 ft)

Postal codes
  
98660

Local time
  
Thursday 7:25 AM

Postal code
  
98660

Municipal assoc.
  
Feldstein

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Weather
  
3°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity

Kloster Veßra is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia, Germany.

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Map of Kloster Ve%C3%9Fra, Germany

Vessra Abbey (now an open-air museum) was founded and supported by the Henneberg family and abandoned after the Reformation. The church was used as a parish church until 1939 when it burned. It also had a close association with the von Bibra family in the 15th century.

Literature and Film

  • Kloster Veßra - Begegnung mit der Vergangenheit, Documentary (2012), Directed by Robert Sauerbrey
  • References

    Kloster Veßra Wikipedia