Kaltennordheim

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Kaltennordheim
Town
Coat of arms of Kaltennordheim Coat of arms
Location of Kaltennordheim within Schmalkalden-Meiningen district Belrieth Birx Breitungen Brotterode-Trusetal Christes Dillstädt Einhausen Ellingshausen Erbenhausen Fambach Floh-Seligenthal Frankenheim Friedelshausen Grabfeld Kaltennordheim Kaltennordheim Kühndorf Leutersdorf Mehmels Meiningen Meiningen Neubrunn Oberhof Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal Oberweid Rhönblick Rippershausen Ritschenhausen Rohr Rosa Roßdorf Schmalkalden Schwallungen Schwarza Steinbach-Hallenberg Sülzfeld Untermaßfeld Utendorf Vachdorf Wasungen Wasungen Zella-Mehlis Thuringia
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Coordinates: 50°38′N 10°10′E / 50.633°N 10.167°E / 50.633; 10.167
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Municipal assoc.	Hohe Rhön
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Erik Thürmer^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	94.41 km² (36.45 sq mi)
Elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Population (2022年12月31日)^[2]
• Total	5,716
• Density	61/km² (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	36452
Dialling codes	036966
Vehicle registration	SM

Kaltennordheim (German: [ˌkaltn̩ˈnɔʁthaɪm] ⁱ) is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 22 km southwest of Bad Salzungen, and 35 km east of Fulda. The former municipalities Aschenhausen, Kaltensundheim, Kaltenwestheim, Melpers, Oberkatz und Unterweid were merged into Kaltennordheim in January 2019. At the same time, Kaltennordheim passed from the Wartburgkreis to Schmalkalden-Meiningen.

Origin of the Name

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The location was named "Nordheim im Tullifeld" in the middle ages. The prefix "Kalten-" first appeared in the 14th century, likely in reference to the relatively harsh weather in the region which can be attributed to its position south of the Neuberg Dermbach mountain range. Three other nearby towns bear the same prefix: Kaltensundheim, Kaltenlengsfeld and Kaltenwestheim. The prefix also differentiates Kaltennordheim from other towns like Nordheim vor der Rhön.

History

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Within the German Empire (1871-1918), Kaltennordheim was part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Schmalkalden-Meiningen
Belrieth Birx Breitungen Brotterode-Trusetal Christes Dillstädt Einhausen Ellingshausen Erbenhausen Fambach Floh-Seligenthal Frankenheim Friedelshausen Grabfeld Kaltennordheim Kühndorf Leutersdorf Mehmels Meiningen Neubrunn Oberhof Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal Oberweid Rhönblick Rippershausen Ritschenhausen Rohr Rosa Roßdorf Schmalkalden Schwallungen Schwarza Steinbach-Hallenberg Untermaßfeld Utendorf Vachdorf Wasungen Zella-Mehlis		Coat of arms