Etzelbach

The village (192 m above sea level, 407 inhabitants), which lies at the entrance of the stream of the same name into the wide, fertile Saale floodplain, was first mentioned in a document in 1140 as Etcelbeche....

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Meschenbach

The village of Meschenbach, which belongs to the municipality of Frankenblick, is romantically nestled in a valley surrounded by densely forested mountains over 800 meters high on the southern slope of the Thuringian Forest. The unique landscape between Coburg and...

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Watzdorf

Watzdorf is a district of Bad Blankenburg. (incorporated in 1950)The district of Watzdorf lies about two and a half kilometers west of Bad Blankenburg, nestled in the picturesque Rinnetal valley. It is known above all for its traditional...

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Heyerode

The Eichsfeld community of Heyerode is located in the Eichsfeld-Hainich-Werratal Nature Park in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia. The densely wooded area with predominantly beech stands provides a healthy climate with very good air quality. Heyerode as a small center...

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Ohrdruf

Ohrdruf is located on the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest on the Ohra river, the extensive floodplain landscape on one side and the nearby mountains of the Thuringian Forest on the other form the green...

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Milbitz

Milbitz, a district of the town of Königsee, is located north of Rottenbach as a street village along the Rottenbach river. One third of the Milbitzer Flur is forested. The agricultural land is used for farming due to the extreme...

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Milda

Milda is a municipality in the south-west of the Saale-Holzland district and part of the Südliches Saaletal administrative community. The municipality of Milda includes Zimmritz, Dürrengleina, Kleinkröbitz and Großkröbitz, Rodias and Plinz.Milda is located in the central...

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Kickel Cock

The 861 m high Kickelhahn is the local mountain of Ilmenau. The mountain probably got its name from the capercaillie, which was once hunted in this area. Taxidermied specimens of this now rare...

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