Meiningen's a town in Germany - located in the Southern part of the state of Thuringia and the district seat of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. It's situated on the river Werra. History The place was first mentioned in 982 and was chartered in 1230. Between 1680 to 1918, it was part of Saxe-Meiningen. The fairy tale collector and writer Ludwig Bechstein was an archivist in Meiningen. The princess of Saxe-Meiningen Adelheid Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia von Sachsen-Meiningen was since 1818 the wife of… (More on Meiningen)