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The place was first mentioned in 982 A.D. and was chartered in 1344 A.D. Its inhabitants are known as Meininger. Situated on the river Werra the town today has about 26,000 inhabitants. HISTORY Between 1680 to 1918 , it was part of Saxe-Meiningen . The fairy tale collector and writer Ludwig Bechstein was an archivist in Meiningen. SITES OF INTEREST
THEATRE The theatre was called the ''Meininger''. It featured plays and has concert halls and had a model effect in Germany and in Europe . Artists like Hans Guido Von Bülow was employed. The activity of the ''Theaterherzogs'' George II Of Saxony-Meiningen (1866-1914) lead to international celebrity. Bülow was replaced by Max Reger from 1911 to 1914 . The First World War closed down the theatre. |
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