Kloster Veßra
Municipality in Thuringia, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kloster Veßra is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia, Germany.
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Kloster Veßra | |
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Location of Kloster Veßra within Hildburghausen district | |
Coordinates: 50°30′N 10°39′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Hildburghausen |
Municipal assoc. | Feldstein |
Government | |
• Mayor (2022–28) | Wolfgang Möller[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 276 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 98660 |
Dialling codes | 036873 |
Vehicle registration | HBN |
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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.