Rotterode

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base data
Land of the Federal Republic:	Thuringia
district:	District Schmalkalden Meiningen
geographical situation:	Coordinates: 50° 43 ' N, 10° 33 ' O 50° 43 ' N, 10° 33 ' O
height:	approx. 550 m and. NN
surface:	6.74 km ²
inhabitants:	857 (30. June 2005)
Population density:	127 inhabitants for each km ²
postal zip codes:	98587
preselection:	036847
Kfz characteristics:	SM
municipality key:	16 0 66 062
municipality arrangement:	no local parts
address of the local administration:	Hauptstr. 11 98587 sample city
politics
mayor:	Uwe morning-wake (CDU)

Rotterode is a municipality in the district Schmalkalden Meiningen in the Thüringer forest.

View of the Hermannsberg of Rotterode

1 Geografie
- 1,1 geographical situation
of 2 history
- 2,1 inhabitant development
3 culture and objects of interest
- 3,1 nature
4 Web on the left of

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Geografie

the municipality belongs to the central administrative body Haselgrund.

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geographical layer

the place is because of the south slope of the Rotteroder height (600 m) with view to the Knüllfeld and to the large Hermannsberg. West the place raises reliably main comb of the Thüringer of forest, which elevator way run-rise is therefore only approximately 3 km far away. Close one of the running paste stands also the mountain rescue team hut of the Rotteroder mountain rescue team.

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history

in the MOO brook valley already stood in 12. Century the MOO castle, which served the Thüringer land count from the waiting castle to control of the trade route high road and for the safety device of the border area. Beginning 14. Century the castle was destroyed, after the legend based a remainder of the gang the Dörfchen Rotterode. The inhabitants of the place lived to in 20. Century mainly of the ironmongery handicraft (nail nagelschmiede) and the agriculture. Long time did not give it in the village church, but only one praying hall in a public building. Only 1955 were established the Johanneskirche.

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