Hildburghausen

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Hildburghausen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Hildburghausen
Hildburghausen (Germany)
Hildburghausen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Thuringia
District Hildburghausen
Town subdivisions 10
Mayor Steffen Harzer (Left)
Basic statistics
Area 72.94 km² (28.2 sq mi)
Elevation 380 m  (1247 ft)
Population 12,284  (30/06/2006)
 - Density 168 /km² (436 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HBN
Postal codes 98641–98646
Area code 03685
Website www.hildburghausen.de
Location of the town of Hildburghausen within Hildburghausen district
Map

Coordinates: 50°25′0″N 10°45′0″E / 50.41667, 10.75

Hildburghausen is a town in Thuringia in central Germany, capital of the district Hildburghausen. It is situated on the river Werra, 20 km south of Suhl, and 25 km northwest of Coburg.

Hildburghausen was the capital of Saxe-Hildburghausen until its dissolution in 1826, after which it passed to Saxe-Meiningen. The town became part of the new state of Thuringia in 1920.