Hellingen

Hellingen is a village and a former municipality in the region Heldburger Land in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Heldburg. It was the southernmost municipality in Thuringia, and the second-southernmost in what was formerly East Germany (following Bad Brambach in Saxony).

Hellingen
Ortsteil of Heldburg
Coat of arms
Location of Hellingen
Hellingen
Hellingen
Coordinates: 50°15′0″N 10°40′59″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictHildburghausen
TownHeldburg
Area
  Total44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi)
Elevation
299 m (981 ft)
Population
 (2017-12-31)
  Total991
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98663
Dialling codes036871
Vehicle registrationHBN

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Hellingen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Culture

Hellingen has got one of the last monuments dedicated to Lenin in Germany: a memorial stone placed in the Schiller Platz in 1970.[1]

References

Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land – ein historischer Reiseführer (The Land of Heldburg – a Historical Guide); Bad Langensalza, Verlag Rockstuhl, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86777-349-2

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