Wallendorf (Lichte)

Wallendorf
Wallendorf
Ortsteil of Lichte
	Location of Wallendorf
	Wallendorf Wallendorf
	Coordinates: 50°31′34″N11°11′34″E / 50.52611°N 11.19278°E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Municipal assoc.	Lichtetal am Rennsteig
Municipality	Lichte
Elevation	580 m (1,900 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	98739
Dialling codes	036701
Vehicle registration	SLF

Last updated May 09, 2024

Wallendorf is an Ortsteil (subdivision) of the Lichte municipality. It is located in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.

Geography

Th Ortsteil Wallendorf, consisting of the villages Wallendorf and Lamprecht, is located in a forested area in the southern part of the Thuringian Forest.

History

The documentary first mention of Wallendorf was dated December 29, 1414. Lamprecht as part of Wallendorf was first mentioned in a document December 21, 1386.^[1]

The baroque Elisabeth's church, built until 1734, was sponsored by Peter Hohmann and his descendants. The Hohmann family was also owner of the Manor Wallendorf. The so-called Gutshof (manor house) and Fronwiese (lord's meadow) are indications of that historical period.^[2]

Sections of the municipality
Bock-und-Teich	Geiersthal	Lichte with - Washdorf, Ascherbach - Hügel, Oberlichte - Unterlichte	Wallendorf with - Lamprecht

City hall in Wallendorf
historical "Post Hotel" with viaduct (Saalfelder Str. 32)
Post office in Wallendorf
Wallendorfer Porzellanmanufaktur (October 2006)
Railway viaduct over the Piesau,^[3] distinctive sign of Wallendorf
Piesau viaduct ...

External links

Homepage of the Municipal Association ( Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ) (in German)

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References

↑ Wolfgang Kahl (Autor): Ersterwähnung Thüringer Städte und Dörfer. Ein Handbuch. Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0, S. 302 und 156
↑ Albert Brödel: From charcoal hovel to industrial area ... as to official sources 1937–1939 (captur: The foundation of the Manor Wallendorf), published by W. Brödel, Kulmbach 1997
↑ Hans-Joachim Kirsche: Eisenbahndirektion Erfurt 1882–1993. VBN Verlag B. Neddermeyer, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-933254-76-4, S. 64

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[1] Wolfgang Kahl (Autor): Ersterwähnung Thüringer Städte und Dörfer. Ein Handbuch. Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0, S. 302 und 156

[2] Albert Brödel: From charcoal hovel to industrial area ... as to official sources 1937–1939 (captur: The foundation of the Manor Wallendorf), published by W. Brödel, Kulmbach 1997

[Kirsche-3] Hans-Joachim Kirsche: Eisenbahndirektion Erfurt 1882–1993. VBN Verlag B. Neddermeyer, Berlin 2006, ISBN 978-3-933254-76-4, S. 64

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