Rohr, Thuringia
Encyclopedia
Rohr is a municipality in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen
district
in Thuringia
.
monastery was established in the 9th century and a Carolingian church, St. Michaels, was built. The monastery lasted for about 100 years but the church survives today.
In 1206 a Benedictine convent was established outside of town. The convent was closely associated with the House of Henneberg
and to a lessor degree with the Bibra family
especially in the 14th century. Kloster Rohr was abandoned after reformation and is now a technical school. The shell of the former church was renovated into a modern building in the 2000s.
Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Schmalkalden-Meiningen is a Landkreis in the west of Thuringia, Germany. Its neighboring districts are the districts Wartburgkreis, Gotha, Ilm-Kreis, the district-free city Suhl, the district Hildburghausen, the Bavarian district Rhön-Grabfeld, and the district Fulda in Hesse.- History :The...
district
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
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History
Rohr was first mentioned in 815. A BenedictineBenedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monastery was established in the 9th century and a Carolingian church, St. Michaels, was built. The monastery lasted for about 100 years but the church survives today.
In 1206 a Benedictine convent was established outside of town. The convent was closely associated with the House of Henneberg
House of Henneberg
-Origins:The distant origins of this family are speculative yet seem to originate in the Rhine Valley, east of modern-day France. Charibert, a nobleman in Neustria is the earliest recorded ancestor of the family, dating before 636. Five generations pass between Charibert and the next descendant...
and to a lessor degree with the Bibra family
Bibra family
For other Bibra and Bibran entries, go to Bibra disambiguation pageBibra family was one of the leading families in Franconia and Thuringia from the mid-15th century to about 1600. Later on the family rose from Reichsritter to Reichsfreiherr...
especially in the 14th century. Kloster Rohr was abandoned after reformation and is now a technical school. The shell of the former church was renovated into a modern building in the 2000s.
Population history
| Year | Population | Year | Population | Year | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 986 | 1998 | 1,085 | 2002 | 1,062 |
| 1995 | 1,032 | 1999 | 1,084 | 2003 | 1,062 |
| 1996 | 1,050 | 2000 | 1,089 | 2004 | 1046 |
| 1997 | 1,080 | 2001 | 1,077 |