| Hellingen | |
|---|---|
| Ortsteil of Heldburg | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location of Hellingen | |
  Hellingen Show map of Germany Hellingen Show map of Thuringia | |
| Coordinates: 50°15′N 10°41′E / 50.250°N 10.683°E / 50.250; 10.683 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Thuringia |
| District | Hildburghausen |
| Town | Heldburg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.55 km (17.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 991 |
| • Density | 22/km (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 98663 |
| Dialling codes | 036871 |
Hellingen is a village and a former municipality in the region Heldburger Land in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. Since 1 January 2019, it is part of the town Heldburg. It was 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.
Culture
Hellingen has got one of the last monuments dedicated to Lenin in Germany: a memorial stone placed in the Schiller Platz in 1970.
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
- "Schiller vs. Lenin (ENG)". May 2016.
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