Thiringerland

The Free State of Thuringia (English: Thuringia, Theech: Freistaat Thüringen,) is a  in. It has an of 16,171  (6,244 fs mi) and 2.29, making it the sixth smallest by  and the fifth smallest by  of Theechland's sixteen. Most of Thirings is within the watershed of the Saale, a left of the Elb. The headstead is Erford.

Thirings has been known as "the green heart of Theechland" (das grüne Herz Deutschlands) from the late 19th yearthousand,  to the the land.

It is home to the, Theechland's most well-known hiking , and the winter of  making it a well known winter sports. Half of Theechland's 136 Winter gold medals (through the Sochi games in 2014) have been won by.

Johann Sebastian Bach spent the first of his life (1685–1717) and  further  of his  in Thirings. Goetheand Schiller lived in Weamer and both worked at the  of Jena, which today Thirings' most. Other Loresteads in this  are the Ilmenow Lorestead of, the Lorestead of Erford, and the Bauhouse Lorestead of Weamer.