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Meiningen () is a town in the southern part of the German state of Thuringia. The town has a population of around 26,000, as of 2024. Meiningen is the capital and the largest town of the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, and is located in the Franconia region. From 1680 to 1918, Meiningen was the capital of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and from 1918 to 1920 of the Free State of Saxe-Meiningen.

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Meiningen is a town of about 26,000 people in southern Germany's Thuringia state, serving as the capital of the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district. It matters historically because it was the capital of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen from 1680 to 1918, making it an important regional center during a significant period of German history.

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German place.type: Stadt
German place.image_photo: File:Stadtkirche St. Marien in Meiningen, 2015.jpg
German place.image_caption: Stadtkirche (town church)
German place.image_coa: Wappen_Meiningen.svg
German place.image_plan: Meiningen in SM.png
German place.state: Thuringia
German place.district: Schmalkalden-Meiningen
German place.elevation: 287
German place.area: 123.03
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 16066042
German place.postal_code: 98617
German place.area_code: 03693
German place.licence: MGN, SM
German place.website: www.meiningen.de
German place.mayor: Fabian Giesder
German place.leader_term: 2024–30
German place.party: SPD