Weitersdorf

The district of Weitersdorf (330 m above sea level, 10 inhabitants), an old clearing settlement and former Kochberg outwork, was first mentioned in 1351 as Wybirstal and only the remains of the manor house are still standing. As a venerable...

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Lositz-Jehmichen

Lositz-Jehmichen is a district of the town of Saalfeld/Saale in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Mehrstedt

Mehrstedt was first mentioned in documents as a settlement in the 12th century and is now a district of Schlotheim. The village is a typical clustered village whose inhabitants lived from agriculture and livestock farming....

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Hörsel (rural community)

The municipality of Hörsel is a rural municipality in the district of Gotha in Thuringia. The seat of the municipal administration is Hörselgau. The districts of the rural municipality of Hörsel are Aspach, Ebenheim, Fröttstädt, Hörselgau, Laucha, Mechterstädt, Metebach, Neufrankenroda, Teutleben,...

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Pond pastures

The village (350 m above sea level, 159 inhabitants) is located north of Rudolstadt between the Hirschgrund in the east and the B 85 (Rudolstadt-Weimar) in the west. In 1330 it is mentioned as "Tichwiden" (probably...

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Gera

The over 1000-year-old Otto Dix city of Gera is the third largest city in Thuringia. It is nestled in a charming hilly landscape on the banks of the Weiße Elster. With its city forest, the Hofwiesenpark, the many parks and...

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Equestrian life

Pferdingsleben with its approx. 400 inhabitants is located in the tranquil Nesse valley and is characterized by a good infrastructure and an optimal transport connection to the federal highway 7. A well-developed municipal...

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Uhlstädt

The largest village of the municipality (180 m above sea level, 827 inhabitants) was first mentioned in a document in 1083 as Olstede.Soil finds from the early Iron Age (Hallstatt culture), however, indicate a Celtic settlement already in the...

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Goldisthal

Goldisthal is located in the upper Schwarza valley. The small community is embedded in one of the largest contiguous forest areas. During extensive hikes you can with a little luck see some endangered animals in...

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Döschnitz

Quietly in the valley of the White Sorbitz, a side valley of the Schwarzatal, lies Döschnitz at an altitude of 420 m above sea level.A well signposted network of hiking trails offers ideal conditions for rest and relaxation...

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