Merkers-Kieselbach is a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia , Germany . Since 31 December 2013, it is part of the municipality Krayenberggemeinde .
5-516: Merkers-Kieselbach lies on either side of the River Werra near the Thuringian Forest and Rhön hills. It contains the settlements of Merkers , Kieselbach and Kambachsmühle . Kieselbach was first mentioned 1155 in a deed from Kloster Hersfeld, and Merkers in 1308. Merkers-Kieselbach was formed in 1994 by merging the two village councils. but didn't last long, as in 2013 it too merged with
10-504: The advancing Third Army in the spring of 1945. Battle History, 3rd Bn., 358th lnf: Werra The Werra ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɛʁa] ), a river in central Germany , is the right-bank headwater of the Weser . "Weser" is a synonym in an old dialect of German. The Werra has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia . After 293 kilometres (182 mi) the Werra joins
15-574: The neighbouring Dorndorf forming Krayenberggemeinde . The ceremonial coat-of arms of the authority was designed in 1994 by the heraldic designer Uwe Reipert . The "Wellenbalken or silver fess wavy" with "Kieseln- golden stones" symbolises the word Kieselbach , the castle symbolises the Krayenburg Crossed miners hammers and a green hill are included. Population The last Merkers-Kieselbach chamber had 16 elected members: The last elected Bürgermeister, Inka Sollmann , (independent) taking 91% of
20-577: The popular vote. The Merkers area of the municipality is famous for its salt mine , where large amounts of Nazi gold , and many stolen works of art were discovered by the United States Army in 1945. General Dwight D. Eisenhower himself went into the mine in April 1945 in order to examine the find. The area is now a visitor attraction, the Merkers Adventure Mines . Merkers was captured by
25-644: The river Fulda in the town of Hann. Münden , forming the Weser. If the Werra is included as part of the Weser, the Weser is the longest river entirely within German territory at 744 kilometres (462 mi). Its valley, the Werratal , has many tributaries and is a relative lull between the Rhön Mountains and the Thuringian Forest . Its attractions include Eiben Forest near Dermbach , an unusual sandstone cave at Walldorf ,
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