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Ziegenrück is a country town in the Saale-Orla district in southeastern Thuringia and the fifth smallest town in Germany. The town is located in the deeply cut valley of the Saale between the Bleilochstausee upstream and the...

The municipality of Kyffhäuserland lies - as its name suggests - on the Kyffhäuser Mountains. The districts of Badra, Bendeleben, Göllingen, Günserode, Hachelbich, Rottleben, Seega and Steinthaleben are attractively situated around the...

Göllnitz is located around 10 km southwest of Altenburg in the idyllic Altenburger Land region. In addition to the Göllnitz village church from the 13th century, the Schwanditz manor with its listed arcade buildings is also worth a...

Blechhammer got its name from the numerous hammer mills that were at home here. An original iron hammer shaft from the once famous Bernhardshütte stands as a technical monument in the center of the village. Blechhammer is...

Memorial stone to the forester Jakob Hartung The memorial stone to Jakob Hartung was erected because he was murdered by timber thieves on this spot in 1702 while practicing his profession as a forester. The...

The village, first mentioned in a document in 1417 as "Merla", lies on the valley floor between the Hain forest area and the Pörzberg to the north-west of the town center. Further mentions: 1446 Merle, 1462 Merla. The...

The village of Keilhau, situated below steep shell limestone mountains on the Schaalbach, has been mentioned as Kylhewe/Kylhowe since 1366/67. Further mentions: 1411 Kylhouwe, 1529 Keylhau. The name is said to refer to an outcrop in the...

Schwarzburg Castle rises on a mountain spur above the Schwarzatal valley. The hilltop castle served as the ancestral seat of the counts of the same name for centuries. The place became the focus of world interest in 1919 when...

On the northern edge of the Thuringian Forest, in the valley of the tame Gera, surrounded by picturesque mountain ranges lies the village of Geraberg. The favorable location of the place offers tourists the opportunities for extended...

Pößneck, first mentioned as a town in 1324, is located in the Orlasenke in the middle of a charming landscape: in the south the Thuringian Slate Mountains with the Saale reservoirs, in the north the red sandstone heath. Geologically interested people will find...