Lichtetal am Rennsteig is a former municipal association (German: Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of government was in Lichte (in the Wallendorf section). It was disbanded in January 2019.
The municipal association consisted of the following municipalities:
Municipality | Piesau | Schmiedefeld (Lichtetal) | ||
Mayor | Angelika Weigel | Fedor Wohlfarth | Hanno Leide | |
Inhabitants | 1,634 | 779 | 817 | 1,056 |
The municipal association of Lichtetal am Rennsteig was established in line with the administrative reorganization after German reunification. Before 1990, all four municipalities were independent, each with a town hall, administration, and autonomous mayor. The post of mayor is now honorary, with reimbursement of expenses (German: Aufwandsentschädigung). The name Lichtetal am Rennsteig was derived from the close proximity to the Thuringian Rennsteig and the Lichte River.