Hohenwarte

In the Thuringian Slate Mountains, at the foot of the dam wall of the Hohenwarte reservoir, lies the village of Hohenwarte. Here, the Saale flows from the dam of the Hohenwarte reservoir into the equalizing reservoir of the pumped-storage power plant. On the banks of the Saale is in...

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Schwickershausen

Schwickershausen is located in the eastern foothills of the Rhön, on the western edge of the municipality of Grabfeld, on a gently sloping southern slope, directly on the border between Thuringia and Bavaria.Schwickershausen was built under the...

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Lehesten

Lehesten is located on the border with Bavaria on a plateau in the Franconian Forest. Slate mining ("Alter Bruch"), first documented in 1499, has been the most important source of income for the population for centuries. With...

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Schmeheim

The municipality of Schmeheim near Suhl is located in the "Kleiner Thüringer Wald" nature reserve. It was first mentioned in a document in 914, when an abbot from Fulda granted the nobleman Günther...

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Dornburg

Even from a distance, three castles 90 m above the Saale valley greet the traveler coming from the direction of Jena or Naumburg. The over 1000-year-old city of roses and castles offers...

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Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal

Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal is a municipality in the south of Thuringia that belongs to the Dolmar-Salzbrücke administrative community. The municipality consists of the districts of Obermaßfeld and Grimmenthal, which lie in the Werra Valley to the south-east of Meiningen. Obermaßfeld...

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Tanna

The town of Tanna is one of the largest municipalities in the Saale-Orla district in terms of area, with about 4,000 inhabitants and 87 km². It was founded in the 12th - 13th century as a German settlement, at that time still...

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Bodelwitz

Bodelwitz is a municipality in the administrative community of Oppurg in the Saale-Orla district of Thuringia. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Raila

The village of Raila (469m above sea level) covers an area of 430.20 hectares and has a population of 133. Large four-sided courtyards border the village green with...

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Eschenbergen

Eschenbergen is a municipality in the Thuringian district of Gotha. It belongs to the administrative community of Nesseaue. ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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