Place details
Place nameThuringia
Other namesThüringen, Thuringian
Latitude51
Longitude11
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located in modern Germany; settled by Germanic Thuringians ca. AD 350; invaded by Huns 5th cen.; formed independent kingdom ca. 500; conquered by Franks 6th cen.; ruled by Charlemagne after 804; landgraves were princes of Holy Roman Empire; was often linked to Sachsen; divided in 15th cen.; partially united under Weimar Republic in 1920; see also modern region of Thüringen, re-established just prior to re-unification of Germany.