Wallendorf | |
Type: | Ortsteil |
Municipality: | Lichte |
Coordinates: | 50.5261°N 11.1928°W |
State: | Thüringen |
District: | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt |
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft: | Lichtetal am Rennsteig |
Elevation: | 580 |
Postal Code: | 98739 |
Area Code: | 036701 |
Licence: | SLF |
Wallendorf is an Ortsteil (subdivision) of the Lichte municipality. It is located in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.
Th Ortsteil Wallendorf, consisting of the villages Wallendorf and Lamprecht, is located in a forested area in the southern part of the Thuringian Forest.
The documentary first mention of Wallendorf was dated December 29, 1414. Lamprecht as part of Wallendorf was first mentioned in a document December 21, 1386.[1]
The baroque Elisabeth's church, built until 1734, was sponsored by Peter Hohmann and his descendants. The Hohmann family was also owner of the Manor Wallendorf. The so-called Gutshof (manor house) and Fronwiese (lord's meadow) are indications of that historical period.[2]