Upper Preilipp

The village, which is over 900 years old, was first mentioned in a document in 1074. Further references were made to Prylip in 1385 (the two villages), Preylip in 1455, Prilans in 1475 and Obern Preylip in 1529. The name...

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Dorndorf

The village, located north of Uhlstädt in the middle Hexengrund (246m above sea level, 107 inhabitants), was first documented as a "village" in 1083. An arched bridge from the 18th century, half-timbered houses and the...

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Mannstedt

The almost 1150-year-old village seems small and tranquil during a drive through. But once turned off the main road, it becomes obvious how many farmsteads the village has. Restored half-timbered houses and...

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Silbach

Silbach, a district of the town of Schleusingen, has a population of around 100 and was first mentioned in a document in 1251; it was founded by the wealthy family of the Lords of Kühndorf.Silbach lies on the edge of the...

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Jüchsen

Jüchsen, the oldest village in southern Thuringia, named in a donation to the Fulda monastery in 758, lies in the Mulde valley of the stream of the same name. Medieval forms of the name are Gohhusa in 758, Juchiso in 824 and Juchisa in 857. The...

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Dingelstädt

Dingelstädt - town at the source of the Unstrut Dingelstädt was mentioned as early as the 9th century, making it one of the oldest documented settlements in the Eichsfeld region. Since that time, it has played a central...

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Auma-Weidatal

Medieval trading town in the Thuringian Slate MountainsThe post mile column from 1722 is a reminder of the times when Auma-Weidatal was an important rest stop on the trade route from Leipzig to Hof. The pretty town houses, the former...

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Möhra

Möhra is a village in the southwest of the Thuringian Forest in the idyllic "Moorgrund" landscape. The village became famous through the great reformer Dr. Martin Luther, whose ancestors on his father's side...

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Dittersdorf

Dittersdorf is a municipality in the Saale-Orla district of Thuringia and part of the administrative community of Seenplatte. ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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