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South of the district town of Sonneberg in the Thuringian Forest is the municipality of Föritztal with its districts of Eichitz, Föritz, Gefell, Heinersdorf, Heubisch, Jagdshof, Judenbach, Lindenberg, Mogger, Mönchsberg, Mupperg, Neuenbau, Neuhaus-Schierschnitz, Oerlsdorf, Rotheul,...

Idyllically situated on the heights of the Thuringian Forest you will find the glassmaking village of Piesau, which has been home to glassmaking for over 380 years. The history of the village is impressively presented in...

Belrieth is a municipality in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Thuringia. It belongs to the Dolmar-Salzbrücke administrative community, which is based in Schwarza. Belrieth lies on the Werra, which flows through the...

Nestled in the beautiful countryside of the Schwarzatal valley, the village meanders through the valley for a total length of 7 km. The village of Mellenbach consists of 5 districts: Zirkel Blumenau, Mellenbach, Glasbach and Obstfelderschmiede...

Das Wohnhaus des Rittergutes Bauerbach diente Schiller vom 7. Dezember 1782 bis zum 24. Juli 1783 als Zufluchtsort: Henriette von Wolzogen überließ ihm drei Räume im Obergeschoss ihres Hauses. Bereits…

Unterwellenborn is best known for the Maxhütte steel mill. As a municipality, however, Unterwellenborn also offers tourist attractions. Still this year, the local history museum Könitz presents itself with its permanent exhibition in...

Wendehausen is nestled in a valley basin, surrounded by high deciduous and coniferous forests. The origin of the name is unclear. Some sources derive the name from a settlement of the Wends,...

The idyllic little village (345 m above sea level, 66 inhabitants), located halfway between Rudolstadt and Saalfeld at the foot of the Kulm (at 482 m the highest mountain in the Heide), is...

In Spichra – Richtung Pferdsdorf – steht das denkmalgeschützte Wasserkraftwerk. Die Anlage wurde von 1923 bis 1925 durch die Wasserkraft AG erbaut. Im Oktober 1925 erfolgte die Inbetriebnahme. Durch die…

Nach Beginn des Stadtmauerbaus ab 1203/04 wurde das bis dahin freie Gelände nördlich des Inneren Frauentores genutzt, um ein erstes Hospital in der aufstrebenden Reichsstadt Mühlhausen zu errichten. Die um…