Kloster Veßra

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

Kloster Veßra
Location of Kloster Veßra within Hildburghausen district
Kloster Veßra
Kloster Veßra
Coordinates: 50°30′0″N 10°39′0″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictHildburghausen
Municipal assoc.Feldstein
Government
  MayorWolfgang Möller
Area
  Total19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total296
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98660
Dialling codes036873
Vehicle registrationHBN

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 caught fire. 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

Old farmer's house
Old water mill
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