Römhild

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Römhild
Medallion commemorating the Henneberg tomb
Medallion commemorating the Henneberg tomb
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Coat of arms of Römhild
Römhild (Germany)
Römhild
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Hildburghausen
Municipal assoc. Gleichberge
Mayor Klaus-Jürgen Theilig
Basic statistics
Area 20.34 km² (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation 300 m  (984 ft)
Population 1,931  (30/06/2006)
 - Density 95 /km² (246 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HBN
Postal codes 98628–98631
Area code 036948
Website www.stadt-roemhild.de
Location of the town of Römhild within Hildburghausen district
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Coordinates: 50°23′0″N 10°33′0″E / 50.38333, 10.55

Römhild is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen.

Tomb of Count Hermann VIII of Henneberg and wife Elizabeth of Brandenburg by Herman Vischer the Younger located in the parish church is a masterpiece of bronze art
Tomb of Count Hermann VIII of Henneberg and wife Elizabeth of Brandenburg by Herman Vischer the Younger located in the parish church is a masterpiece of bronze art

Herman Vischer the Younger c.1486–1517 tomb of Elisabeth and Hermann VIII of Henneberg, sometimes attributed to Hermann and other times to the workshop in general, in the Stadtkirche, Römhild is one the finest pieces produced by the Vischer family workshop in Nuremberg. The design appears to have been based on a drawing (3 versions exist) by fellow Nuremberg resident, Albrecht Dürer.

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