Gräfenroda — A village of the forest, the mines and glass

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Gräfenroda — A village of the forest, the mines and glass

Gräfenroda is in this archive for its events: 3 published here, with their dates.

What this page is

This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Gräfenroda, Germany: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.

Why visit

Gräfenroda sits on an old trade route from Arnstadt to Suhl, and its people lived from the forest, from copper, silver and lead mines and from glass — a Thuringian working village, first named in 1290.

Origins and history

Gräfenroda was first mentioned in a 1290 deed, on the important trade route from Arnstadt to Suhl. From the early 14th century the local estates were held by the Thuringian house of Schwarzburg; from 1640 half of them passed to the Ernestine dukes of Saxe-Gotha, and the Schwarzburg parts were ruled from 1716 within the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.

Key facts

  • Country: Germany
  • Region: Thuringia
  • Places in this archive: 0

What is on in Gräfenroda

Sources

The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.

Editorial text © Cultural Heritage Online, 2026. No hero image in this first build: an image of the city is added only with an author and a verified licence.

Events here — now on & upcoming

  • Birth Anniversary: Johann Peter Kellner — September 28, 1705
    28 Sep 2027
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  • Death Anniversary: Johann Peter Kellner — April 19, 1772
    19 Apr 2027
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  • Birth Anniversary: Johann Christoph Kellner — August 15, 1736
    15 Aug 2027
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