Hohenthal

The Hohenthal family is a noted German noble family hailing from Könnern, Saxony-Anhalt. There were two lines of the family, an elder and a younger one. Members of the elder line family held the title of Imperial Count, awarded to them on 7 August 1790 by Frederick Augustus I of Saxony, as the Vicar of the Holy Roman Empire. They went extinct in 1860, while the younger, baronial branch survived until today. Hohenthal is also a German surname, meaning high valley.

Notable people

 * Lennart Hohenthal, murderer of Eliel Soisalon-Soininen
 * Karl Hohenthal, one of the pseudonyms of Karl May
 * Peter Hohmann, Edler von Hohenthal, town Councillor in Leipzig
 * Gunnar von Hohenthal (1880–1966), Finnish modern pentathlete
 * Sebastian Hohenthal (born 1984), Swedish racing driver