Lengfeld

Lengfeld is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in Frankish dominated the south of Thuringia. It belongs to the administrative community Feldstein, which has its seat in the territory of the city Themar.

Geography

Lengfeld, located at an altitude of 368 meters above sea level, located on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest in Weissbachtal. 245 hectares of the 664 hectares of extensive municipal area is covered by forest.

Population and infrastructure

The community has about 450 inhabitants and has around 150 houses. A few kilometers run the motorways A 70 and A 73, and the federal highways B 4, B 89 and B 247 traffic infrastructurewith is tapped directly situated on the Werra Cycle Route community about the state roads L 2634 and L 2636th The rail can be in on the about four kilometers away, Themar existing breakpoint of the web are used.

History

Lengfeld was first mentioned in 826. The present church dates from the 15th century and later enlarged. Rule default, the location in the Official Themar first belonged to the county of Henneberg, after 1583 to various Saxon duchies and 1826-1918 of Saxe -Meiningen. In 1920 he came to Thuringia.

Policy

The local council in Lengfeld consists of six council members:

• Free Wählergemeinschaft: 2 seats
• Volunteer Fire Department: 2 seats
• SV Empor Lengfeld: 2 seats

(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)