Rohr, Thuringia

Municipality in Thuringia, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Rohr within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district

(2022–28) Siegmar Kleffel^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total13.96 km² (5.39 sq mi)Elevation

340 m (1,120 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total911 • Density65/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

98530

Dialling codes036844Vehicle registrationSMWebsitewww.vg-dolmar.de

Rohr is a municipality in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district in Thuringia.

History

Rohr was first mentioned in 815. A Benedictine monastery was established in the 9th century and a Carolingian church, St. Michaels, was built. The monastery lasted for about 100 years but the church survives today. In 1206 a Benedictine convent was established outside of town. The convent was closely associated with the House of Henneberg and to a lesser degree with the Bibra family especially in the 14th century. Kloster Rohr was abandoned after reformation and is now a technical school. The shell of the former church was renovated into a modern building in the 2000s.

Population history

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1994	986	1998	1,085	2002	1,062
1995	1,032	1999	1,084	2003	1,062
1996	1,050	2000	1,089	2004	1046
1997	1,080	2001	1,077

References

^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 10 November 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

WERNER WAGENHÖFER, Grablegen des Niederadels im Spätmittelalterlichen Franken - das Beispiel der Bibra, Wirtschaft - Gesellschaft - Mentalitäten im Mittelalter, Festschrift zum 75. Geburtstag von Rolf Sprandel, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2006 ISBN 3-515-08882-2, ISBN 978-3-515-08882-4, Pages.335-359.