Hellingen

Hellingen
Coat of arms
Hellingen
Location of Hellingen within Hildburghausen district
Coordinates: 50°15′0″N 10°40′59″E / 50.25000°N 10.68306°E / 50.25000; 10.68306Coordinates: 50°15′0″N 10°40′59″E / 50.25000°N 10.68306°E / 50.25000; 10.68306
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Hildburghausen
Municipal assoc.	Heldburger Unterland
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Wirsching
Area
• Total	44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,011
• Density	23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	98663
Dialling codes	036871
Vehicle registration	HBN
Website	www.heldburg.de

Hellingen is a municipality in the region Heldburger Land in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is the southernmost municipality in Thuringia, and the second-southernmost in what was formerly East Germany (following Bad Brambach in Saxony).

History

Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Hellingen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Towns and municipalities in Hildburghausen (district)
Ahlstädt Auengrund Bad Colberg-Heldburg Beinerstadt Bischofrod Brünn Dingsleben Ehrenberg Eichenberg Eisfeld Gompertshausen Grimmelshausen Grub Hellingen Henfstädt Hildburghausen Kloster Veßra Lengfeld Marisfeld Masserberg Nahetal-Waldau Oberstadt Reurieth Römhild Sachsenbrunn Schlechtsart Schleusegrund Schleusingen Schmeheim Schweickershausen St. Bernhard St. Kilian Straufhain Themar Ummerstadt Veilsdorf Westhausen

References

Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land – ein historischer Reiseführer (The Land of Heldburg – a Historical Guide); Bad Langensalza, Verlag Rockstuhl, 2013, ISBN 978-3-86777-349-2