Römhild


Römhild is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen. On 31 December 2012, it merged with the former municipalities Gleichamberg, Haina, Mendhausen, Milz and Westenfeld.
In the Stadtkirche of Römhild is the tomb of Elisabeth and Hermann VIII of Henneberg. The grave has sometimes been attributed to Herman Vischer the Younger, a member of the Vischer Family of Nuremberg.
The name is first attested in Medieval Latin in 800 AD as locus Rotmulte in the annals of Fulda Abbey.
WWW stadt-roemhild.de

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