The Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia () is the highest order which is bestowed by the Free State of Thuringia. The number of living holders of the order is limited to 300 persons.Text of the law for the Order of Merit of the Free State of Thuringia
Notable recipients Iris von Arnim Rolf-Dieter Arens Alan Bern Andreas Birkmann Yehoshua Büchler Tankred Dorst Josef Duchac Helmut Fritsche Stéphane Hessel Ivan Ivanji Sarah Kirsch Hans-Reinhard Koch Hilmar Kopper Reiner Kunze Werner Leich Peter Maser Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Peter Röhlinger Stephan Schambach Lothar Späth Bernhard Vogel Nike Wagner Günter Weiler
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