Kloster Veßra
Municipality in Thuringia, Germany
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Kloster Veßra is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Thuringia, Germany.
Kloster Veßra | |
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Location of Kloster Veßra
within Hildburghausen district  | |
 Location of Kloster Veßra | |
  Kloster Veßra Location within Germany  Kloster Veßra Location within Thuringia | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′N 10°39′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Hildburghausen |
| Municipal assoc. | Feldstein |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–28) | Wolfgang Möller[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.75 km2 (7.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 340 m (1,120 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 255 |
| • Density | 12.9/km2 (33.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98660 |
| Dialling codes | 036873 |
| Vehicle registration | HBN |
Vessra Abbey (now an open-air museum) was founded and supported by the Henneberg family and abandoned after the Reformation. The church was used as a parish church until 1939 when it caught fire. It also had a close association with the von Bibra family in the 15th century.
Literature and Film
- Kloster Veßra - Begegnung mit der Vergangenheit, Documentary (2012), Directed by Robert Sauerbrey
