Thuringie
The Free State o Thuringie (German: Freistaat Thüringen, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪʃtaːt ˈtyːʁɪŋən], Inglis /θjʊərˈrɪndʒiə/) is a state o Germany, locatit in the central pairt o the kintra. It haes an aurie o 16,171 square kilometre (6,244 sq mi) an 2.29 million inhabitants, makkin it the saxt smawest bi aurie and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states. Maist o Thuringie is athin the watershed o the Saale, a left tributary o the Elbe. Its caipital is Erfurt.
Free State o Thuringie Freistaat Thüringen | |
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| Coordinates: 50°51′40″N 11°3′7″E / 50.86111°N 11.05194°E | |
| Kintra | Germany |
| Govrenment | |
| • Meenister-Preses | (CDU) |
| • Govrening pairties | CDU / SPD |
| • Bundesrat votes | 4 (o 69) |
| Area | |
| • Tot | 16171 km2 (6,244 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
| • Tot | 2,108,863 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | DE-TH |
| GDP/ Nominal | €49.87 billion (2010) [citation needit] |
| NUTS Region | DEG |
| Website | thueringen.de |
Thuringia haes been kent bi the nickname o "the green hert o Germany" (das grüne Herz Deutschlands) frae the late 19t century,[3] due tae the dense forest that covers the terrain.
Thuringia is weel kent in Germany for natur an winter sports. It is hame tae the Rennsteig, Germany's maist famous hikin trail, an the winter resort o Oberhof. Germany wan mair Winter Oleempics gowd medals than ony ither kintra in the last 20 year, an hauf o Germany's gowd medals hae been wan bi Thuringie athletes.[4]
References
eedit- ↑ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2021" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. Juin 2022.
- ↑ "State population". Portal of the Federal Statistics Office Germany. Archived frae the original on 13 Mey 2007. Retrieved 25 Apryle 2007.
- ↑ A. Trinius (1898)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 22 Februar 2008. Retrieved 19 Januar 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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