Thuringia, officially the Free State of Thuringia, is a state of Germany. Located in central Germany, it covers 16,171 square kilometres (6,244 sq mi), being the sixth smallest of the sixteen German States. It has a population of about 2.15 million inhabitants.
The Werra, a river in central Germany, is the right-bank headwater of the Weser. Weser is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. After 293 kilometres (182 mi) the Werra joins the river Fulda in the town of Hann. Münden, forming the Weser.
The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller and the Weser and it is 281 km (175 mi) long.
Greiz is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla, district-free city Gera, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Altenburger Land, and the two Saxon districts Zwickauer Land and Vogtlandkreis.
The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors and kings that once ruled territories in the present-day German states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The dynasty is one of the oldest in Europe, and its origins can be traced back to the town of Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt. The Wettins gradually rose to power within the Holy Roman Empire. Members of the family became the rulers of several medieval states, starting with the Saxon Eastern March in 1030. Other states they gained were Meissen in 1089, Thuringia in 1263, and Saxony in 1423. These areas cover large parts of Central Germany as a cultural area of Germany.
The Pleiße is a river of Saxony and Thuringia, Germany.
Ilmenau is a river south of Hamburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany
Osterland is a historical region in Germany. It was situated between the Elbe and Saale rivers to the north of Pleissnerland which it later absorbed and it included the city of Leipzig. The name derives from the previous name of the territory, Ostmark, meaning "eastern march."
Thuringian is an East Central German dialect group spoken in much of the modern German Free State of Thuringia north of the Rennsteig ridge, southwestern Saxony-Anhalt and adjacent territories of Hesse and Bavaria. It is close to Upper Saxon spoken mainly in the state of Saxony, therefore both are also regarded as one Thuringian-Upper Saxon dialect group. Thuringian dialects are among the Central German dialects with the highest number of speakers.
The Wieda is a river in the German states of Lower Saxony and Thuringia.
The Helme is river in central Germany that is about 65 kilometres (40 mi) long and which forms a left-hand, western tributary of the Unstrut in the states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt.
The Rappbode is a right-hand, southwestern tributary of the River Bode in the Harz mountains in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. In its lower reaches it is impounded by the Rappbode Dam, the largest dam in the Harz.
Eller is a river of Lower Saxony and Thuringia, Germany.
Hahle is a river of Thuringia and of Lower Saxony, Germany. It joins the Rhume in Gieboldehausen.
The Schnauder is a river of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia in Germany. It is a right tributary of the White Elster, which it joins near Groitzsch.
Lossa is a river of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Unstrut in Leubingen.
The Wethau is a river which springs from Hohendorf, Saale-Holzland-Kreis and runs through Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. It flows into the River Saale at Schönburg (Saale), Burgenlandkreis. The River Wethau falls 229.9 metres (754 ft) and is 30 kilometres (19 mi) long.
Wisenta is a river of Thuringia and Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Saale near Eßbach.
The Dammbach is a river in Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Rappbode in Trautenstein.
Ichte, in its upper course also called Steinaer Bach, is a river of Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany.
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