Römhild

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Römhild is a small town in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 14 km west of Hildburghausen, and 21 km southeast of Meiningen.

Tomb of Count Hermann VIII of Henneberg and wife Elizabeth of Brandenburg by Herman Vischer the Younger located in the parish church is a masterpiece of bronze art
Tomb of Count Hermann VIII of Henneberg and wife Elizabeth of Brandenburg by Herman Vischer the Younger located in the parish church is a masterpiece of bronze art

Herman Vischer the Younger c.14861517 tomb of Elisabeth and Hermann VIII of Henneberg, sometimes attributed to Hermann and other times to the workshop in general, in the Stadtkirche, Römhild is one the finest pieces produced by the Vischer family workshop in Nuremberg. The design appears to have been based on a drawing (3 versions exist) by fellow Nuremberg resident, Albrecht Dürer.

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Coordinates: 50°23′N 10°33′E