Großheringen | |
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Location of Großheringen within Weimarer Land district  | |
 Location of Großheringen | |
  Großheringen  Großheringen | |
| Coordinates:51°6′8″N11°40′0″E / 51.10222°N 11.66667°E /51.10222; 11.66667 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Weimarer Land |
| Municipal assoc. | Bad Sulza |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2022–28) | Michael Thomas[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 616 |
| • Density | 102/km2 (265/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 99518 |
| Dialling codes | 036461 |
| Vehicle registration | AP |
| Website | www.bad-sulza.de |
Großheringen is amunicipality in theWeimarer Landdistrict ofThuringia,Germany.
Großheringen is located in theWeimarer Land district in northeasternThuringia, on the border withSaxony-Anhalt, about 15 km northeast of the district town ofApolda. The Ilm andSaale rivers flow through the municipality, with the confluence of the Ilm and Saale rivers located directly below the town of Großheringen.
In addition to the town that gives the municipality its name, the municipality also includes Unterneusulza, located north of the Ilm and theThuringian Railway, and Kaatschen-Weichau , known for its wine production, located on the Saale about 2 km above the mouth of the Ilm.
Neighboring communities areBad Sulza,Schmiedehausen andDornburg-Camburg in Thuringia as well asNaumburg (Saale) andLanitz-Hassel-Tal in Saxony-Anhalt.
Großheringen was first mentioned in 874 under the nameHeringa. The place belonged to the Schenk von Tautenburg family until their extinction in 1640. Due to this history of ownership, Großheringen was subsequently an exclave of the Electorate of Saxony's Amt of Tautenburg until 1815. With the Congress of Vienna, it became part of theGrand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach and was incorporated into the Amt of Dornburg.
The village of Unterneusulza was founded in connection with the salt mining activity in the Ilm valley (a saltworks was built in 1623).
On July 1, 1950, the previously independent municipality of Unterneusulza was incorporated. Kaatschen-Weichau was incorporated in 1974.
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In Großheringen, the plumbing equipment manufacturer Viega has been manufacturing piping systems in a large factory since 1992. The resulting trade tax revenues (gross in 2008: €3.7 million, in 2023: €11 million) make Großheringen one of the richest municipalities in Thuringia in terms of per capita tax revenue.
The state road 1060 runs through the town. The new route of the federal highway 87, currently under construction, will improve road access.
Due to its location at the confluence of two large rivers, Großheringen is ideally situated as a railway junction. The first railway line fromHalle / Leipzig toErfurt (Thuringian Railway) opened through the town in 1847. It runs north in the Saale valley and south in the Ilm valley. Today it is double tracked and electrified. In 1874, another important railway line was added, theSaalbahn; it branches off from the Leipzig–Erfurt railway line in Großheringen and runs south in the Saale valley via Jena to Saalfeld (Saale). Today it is also double tracked and electrified. Another railway line that begins in Großheringen is the Peppermint Railway toSömmerda, also opened in 1874. It is a single track, non-electrified branch line; passenger traffic on the eastern section was discontinued in December 2017.
From Großheringen, regional trains run towardsApolda –Weimar –Erfurt –Gotha –Eisenach and towardsBad Kösen – Naumburg (Saale) – Weißenfels – Halle (Saale)/Leipzig Central Station.
On December 24, 1935, the worst train accident in Thuringian history occurred in Großheringen, killing 34 people.
Important tourist routes such as the Saale Cycle Route, the Ilmtal Cycle Route, the Saale-Unstrut-Elster Cycle Route and the Saale-Unstrut Wine Route lead through the municipal area.
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