Piesau

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...

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Belrieth

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...

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Mellenbach-Glasbach

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...

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Breitenworbis

Breitenworbis is a municipality in the Eichsfeld district of Thuringia. Breitenworbis is the seat of the administrative community Eichsfeld-Wipperaue. The Rhin, a left tributary of the Wipper, flows through the community. The landscape is characterized by...

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Gerode

Gerode is a district of the rural municipality of Sonnenstein in the Eichsfeld district of Thuringia and is a settlement that developed around the Gerode monastery. On the edge of the monastery grounds is the Schlagbaumlinde, a lime tree...

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Unterwellenborn

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...

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Wendehausen

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,...

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Castlekulm

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...

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