Heldburg | |
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Location of Heldburg within Hildburghausen district  | |
  Heldburg  Heldburg | |
| Coordinates:50°17′N10°44′E / 50.283°N 10.733°E /50.283; 10.733 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Hildburghausen |
| Municipal assoc. | Heldburger Unterland |
| Subdivisions | 13 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2019–25) | Christopher Other[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.75 km2 (43.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,362 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98663 |
| Dialling codes | 036871 |
| Vehicle registration | HBN |
| Website | stadt-heldburg |
Heldburg is a town and amunicipality in thedistrict of Hildburghausen, inThuringia, in centralGermany. The municipality was created with effect from 1 January 2019 by the merger of the former municipalities ofBad Colberg-Heldburg,Gompertshausen andHellingen. It is situated 16 km south ofHildburghausen, and 18 km west ofCoburg.
Heldburg was first mentioned in 837. It lies at the foot of theHeldburg Fortress. In 1374 it passed to thelandgraves of Thuringia.[3] Heldburg was granted town rights in 1394.
In 1900, the town had a population of 1,040.[3]
DuringWorld War II, on 11 May 1942, the present-day district of Poppenhausen was the site of a massacre of 20Polish prisoners of theBuchenwald concentration camp, who were publiclyhanged by theGestapo.[4] After the war, the town was part ofEast Germany.
In 1993 it became part of the municipality Bad Colberg-Heldburg.[5]
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