Piesau | ||
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Ortsteil of Neuhaus am Rennweg | ||
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  Piesau  Piesau | ||
| Coordinates: 50°30′52″N11°13′08″E / 50.51444°N 11.21889°E Coordinates: 50°30′52″N11°13′08″E / 50.51444°N 11.21889°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Thuringia | |
| District | Sonneberg | |
| Town | Neuhaus am Rennweg | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.86 km2 (3.03 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 640 m (2,100 ft) | |
| Population (2017-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 715 | |
| • Density | 91/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 98739 | |
| Dialling codes | 036701 | |
| Vehicle registration | SON | |
| Website | www.piesau.de | |
Piesau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig. Formerly in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, it is part of the town Neuhaus am Rennweg since January 2019.
Sonneberg is a Kreis (district) in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Hildburghausen, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, and the Bavarian districts Kronach and Coburg.
Thuringia, officially the Free State of Thuringia, is a state of Germany.
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.
It has a glass factory and is known as glass-maker village. The first time glass was made in Piesau was in 1622. Up until today glass is the main reason of existence in Piesau. Carl Heinz Glass still produces glass, for instance for the cosmetics industry. The inventor of the first usable röntgenglass (Carl Heinrich Florenz Müller) descends from the village. Piesau lies next to the "Rennsteig", a hiking path of more than 160 kilometres throughout Thüringen.
Before 2019, it was part of the municipal association Lichtetal am Rennsteig, which consists of the municipalities Lichte, Piesau, Reichmannsdorf, and Schmiedefeld.
Lichtetal am Rennsteig is a former municipal association in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of government was in Lichte. It was disbanded in January 2019.
Reichmannsdorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Saalfeld. Before, it belonged to the municipal association Lichtetal am Rennsteig, which consisted of the municipalities Lichte, Piesau, Reichmannsdorf, and Schmiedefeld.
Schmiedefeld is a village and a former municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany close to the Thuringian Rennsteig. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Saalfeld. Before, it belonged to the municipal association Lichtetal am Rennsteig, which consisted of the municipalities Lichte, Piesau, Reichmannsdorf, and Schmiedefeld.
