Rohr () is a municipality in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district in Thuringia.
History Rohr was first mentioned in 815. A Benedictine monastery was established in the 9th century and a Carolingian church, St. Michaels, was built. The monastery lasted for about 100 years but the church survives today. In 1206 a Benedictine convent was established outside of town. The convent was closely associated with the House of Henneberg and to a lesser degree with the Bibra family especially in the 14th century. Kloster Rohr was abandoned after reformation and is now a technical school. The shell of the former church was renovated into a modern building in the 2000s.
Population history
YearPopulationYearPopulationYearPopulation 1994 986 1998 1,085 2002 1,062 1995 1,0321999 1,084 2003 1,062 1996 1,0502000 1,089 2004 1046 1997 1,0802001 1,077
Notable people Paul König
References
WERNER WAGENHÖFER, Grablegen des Niederadels im Spätmittelalterlichen Franken - das Beispiel der Bibra, Wirtschaft - Gesellschaft - Mentalitäten im Mittelalter, Festschrift zum 75. Geburtstag von Rolf Sprandel, Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2006 , , Pages.335-359.
External links History of Rohr Kirchenburg Rohr Michaeliskirche in Rohr
Kloster History BTZ Technical School at former Kloster Rohr