The Green Heart of Germany: 7 Facts about Thuringia

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1. Thuringia, officially the Free State of Thuringia, is a federal state of Germany. Most of Thuringia is within the watershed of the Saale, a left tributary of the Elbe, and has been known as "the green heart of Germany" from the late 19th century due to the dense forest covering the land.
2. Thuringia was established in 1920 as a state of the Weimar Republic from a merger of the Ernestine duchies, except for Saxe-Coburg, but can trace its origins to the Frankish Duchy of Thuringia established around 631 AD by King Dagobert I.
3. Erfurt is the capital and largest city in the state of Thuringia. Erfurt's old town is one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Germany. The University of Erfurt was founded in 1379, making it the first university to be established within the geographic area which constitutes modern-day Germany. It closed in 1816 and was re-established in 1994, with the main modern campus on what was a teachers' training college. Martin Luther (1483-1546) was its most famous student, studying there from 1501.
4. The Krämerbrücke (Merchants' bridge) in the state capital Erfurt dates back to 1325 and has been continuously inhabited for over 500 years. At 125 metres long from end to end and home to around 80 residents, the bridge is still an important thoroughfare for locals today wanting to cross this section of the Gera River. Nowadays it boasts popular cafes, wine merchants, a bakery and a chocolate shop.
5. Despite the fact that composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach is so often associated with Leipzig, the city in Saxony where he spent a large part of his career, he was actually born in a Thuringian town called Eisenach.
6. In 1919 an academy for applied arts, design and architecture opened in Weimar, a city known for its cultural heritage and importance in the history of Germany. Founded by an architect named Walter Gropius, the school was known as Bauhaus (literally ‘construction house’) and initiated the foundations of a movement of the same name.
7. In the late 18th and early 19th century, ducal patronage attracted many of the leading German poets and philosophers such as Goethe, Schiller and Nietzsche to Weimar, turning it into a European center of culture. Public and private buildings, castles and parks in and around the city bear witness to the outstanding cultural history of the Weimar Classical Period, sixteen of which are recognized as Unesco World Heritage sites.
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[@nicon_quadrat2628]

Thüringen is literally the West Virginia of Germany

[@AslanKyoya1776]

My grandpa was born there but I'm from Oregon, USA

[@jojogh10]

Hey, thanks for this video! I'm from Thuringia and it's always interesting and fascinating to see what history our little state has.

[@SebastiansFacts]

I'm glad you liked it, Jojo!

[@jojogh10]

@@SebastiansFacts Wow, you're still hearting comments! :D

[@adamrspears1981]

Have ever had Schmöllner Mutzbraten? I have & I will never forget how good it was!

[@jojogh10]

@@adamrspears1981 Yes, but I don't think it was the original from Schmölln... Maybe I would have to try this again ^^

[@adamrspears1981]

@@jojogh10 Schmölln is beautiful. Their Mutzbraten is worth trying.

[@TravelingisFREEDOM]

This seems to be a very charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!

[@foxxgamer_yt8763]

Epic.

[@Luca-ky3eh]

Epic

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@@Luca-ky3eh Luc?

[@Luca-ky3eh]

@@foxxgamer_yt8763 Yessir

[@n.b.2164]

My German ancestors are said to come from Kannawurf in Thuringia. Anyone know Kannawurf?

[@thatsmira8929]

It helps me so much because of my oral examination tomorrow🥹

[@tonyd3266]

With paper and wood costs very high, the locals are cutting the trees - selective and clear cut

[@dankenk]

Nice video

[@SebastiansFacts]

@@dankenk thank you

[@merowinger447]

Jena nicht erwähnt.Minus

[@Ghreinos]

Gibt nen Plus von mir, Jena ist ja auch lange nicht so wichtig wie Erfurt ;)

[@swami1913]

@@Ghreinos Du hast recht.