Thuringia

Thuringia (Ger. Thüringen), the name still borne by that part of the ancient Saxon area which is generally bounded by the Werra, the Saale, and the Harz Mountains; the Thuringian states being the minor Saxon Duchies (q.v.), the two Schwarzbürge, the two Reuss principalities, and small parts of Prussia, Saxony, and Bavaria. The district got its name from the Thuringian tribe of Germans, who were found inhabiting it in the 5th century. The Thuringian Forest (Thüringer Wald) is a series of wooded mountain-ridges occupying great part of this area. It is some 70 miles long, and belongs to the Sudetic system.