Hilbersdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

n district of Greiz

Greiz (district)

Greiz is a Kreis in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla,district-free city Gera, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Altenburger Land, and the two Saxon districts Zwickauer Land and Vogtlandkreis.- History :Historically the area of the district...

. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck

Ländereck

Ländereck is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft is in Seelingstädt....

 and lies in upper Wipsetal.

Geography

From Hilbersdorf, one can reach Gera, Linda bei Weida

Linda bei Weida

Linda bei Weida is a German municipality in the Thuringian district of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck.-Neighboring municipalities:...

, and Ronneburg in only a few minutes of driving. None of its neighboring communities are more than 10 km away.

Neighboring municipalities

Communities near Hilbersdorf are Kauern

Kauern

Kauern is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck.-Neighboring municipalities:...

, Linda, Rückersdorf

Rückersdorf, Thuringia

Rückersdorf is a municipality in the eastern part of the Thuringian landkreis of Greiz and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Ländereck.-Neighboring Communities:...

, and the City of Ronneburg

Ronneburg, Thuringia

Ronneburg is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 7 km east of Gera.-External links:*...

 in the Landkreis of Greiz; as well as the Free City of Gera

Gera

Gera, the third-largest city in the German state of Thuringia , lies in east Thuringia on the river Weiße Elster, approximately 60 kilometres to the south of the city of Leipzig and 80 kilometres to the east of Erfurt...

.

History

It is believed that the founding and settlement of the Mildenfurth Cloister at Wünschendorf

Wünschendorf

-In Austria:*A Katastralgemeinde of Hofstetten an der Raab in the district of Weiz in Styria-In Germany:*A locality of Wünschendorf/Elster in the district of Greiz in Thuringia...

 occurred in the twelfth century. During its turbulent history, the villagers have belonged to Saxony

Saxony

The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....

, to Altenburg

Altenburg

Altenburg is a town in the German federal state of Thuringia, 45 km south of Leipzig. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district.-Geography:...

, and finally to Thuringia. From 1952 on, the community belonged to the Bezirk

Bezirk

Bezirk means "district" in German and can refer to:* The primary Subdivisions of East Germany from 1952* The districts of Austria* Some of the Districts of Switzerland...

 of Gera as well as to the Landkreis of the same name. In 1990, the Bezirk Gera was transferred to Thuringia. Subsequently, in 1994, the Kreise in Thuringia were reorganized, with Hilbersdorf going as a result to the Landkreis of Greiz.

Culture and landmarks

Despite the immediate proximity of the Soviet-German Bismuth Co.'s slag heap, it is still possible have a pleasant hike along the Wispe in the direction of Liebschwitz and north to the Reuster Berg. Both the European Long-distance path

European long-distance paths

The European long-distance paths are a network of long-distance footpaths that traverse Europe. While most long-distance footpaths in Europe are located in just one country or region, each of these numbered European long-distance paths passes through many different countries.The European...

E11 and the Thuringian Path pass through Rußdorf.