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Römhild

Town in Thuringia, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Römhild (German: [ˈʁøːmˌhɪlt] ) is a town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen. On 31 December 2012, it merged with the former municipalities Gleichamberg, Haina, Mendhausen, Milz and Westenfeld.

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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
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Engraving of Monument of Count Otto IV of Henneberg by Vischer workshop
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In the Stadtkirche of Römhild is the tomb of Elisabeth (a daughter of Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg) and Hermann VIII of Henneberg. The grave has sometimes been attributed to Herman Vischer the Younger (c.1486–1517), a member of the Vischer Family of Nuremberg.

The name is first attested in Medieval Latin in 800 AD as locus Rotmulte in the annals of Fulda Abbey.

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Hans Hut

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