Meiningen: Theatre Town and Former Residence of the Dukes of Sachsen-Meiningen
Meiningen lies in southern Thueringen on the Werra river, with about 21,580 inhabitants. The town's reputation rests on its theatre tradition: Duke Georg II, the "Theatre Duke," made the Meininger Hoftheater a model of stage naturalism in the late 19th century, influencing theatre direction across Europe. The Meininger Staatstheater continues this legacy in the original building. Schloss Elisabethenburg, a baroque palace, houses the municipal museum and art collections.
Suhl is roughly 25 kilometres east across the Thueringer Wald. Eisenach lies to the northwest. The Werra valley here is broad and fertile, flanked by wooded hills. The Dampflokwerk Meiningen, one of the last steam locomotive repair workshops in Europe, overhauls historic engines for heritage railways across Germany.
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Meiningen lies in southern Thueringen on the Werra river, with about 21,580 inhabitants. The town's reputation rests on its theatre tradition: Duke Georg II, the "Theatre Duke," made the Meininger Hoftheater a model of stage naturalism in the late 19th century, influencing theatre direction across Europe. The Meininger Staatstheater continues this legacy in the original building. Schloss Elisabethenburg, a baroque palace, houses the municipal museum and art collections.
Suhl is roughly 25 kilometres east across the Thueringer Wald. Eisenach lies to the northwest. The Werra valley here is broad and fertile, flanked by wooded hills. The Dampflokwerk Meiningen, one of the last steam locomotive repair workshops in Europe, overhauls historic engines for heritage railways across Germany.
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