Hellingen | ||
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Coordinates: 50°15′0″N 10°40′59″E / 50.25000°N 10.68306°ECoordinates: 50°15′0″N 10°40′59″E / 50.25000°N 10.68306°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Thuringia | |
District | Hildburghausen | |
Municipal assoc. | Heldburger Unterland | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Norbert Wirsching | |
Area | ||
• Total | 44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• Total | 1,011 | |
• Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 98663 | |
Dialling codes | 036871 | |
Vehicle registration | HBN | |
Website | www.heldburg.de |
Hellingen is a municipality in the region Heldburger Land in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is the southernmost municipality in Thuringia, and the second-southernmost in what was formerly East Germany (following Bad Brambach in Saxony).
Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Hellingen was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land – ein historischer Reiseführer (The Land of Heldburg – a Historical Guide); Bad Langensalza, Verlag Rockstuhl, 2013,