Bleicherode

The town of Bleicherode, first mentioned in a document in 1130, nestles against the Bleicherode Mountains. The silence of Bleicherode and the tranquility of the adjacent forests welcome those seeking recreation. Boldly rise the heights from...

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Dieterode

The village was first mentioned in documents around 1184 under the name "Diethenroth". In the most recent publications, the year 1251 is mentioned as the first documentary mention, and the place name Dieterode means: "The village on the clearing of the...

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Steinbach

The village of Steinbach was first mentioned in 1406 and, like Langenbach, is known for the largest natural stage in Thuringia, which was built from 1955-1957 and makes the region popular with 3,000 seats....

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New seat

The village of Neusitz (367 m above sea level, 108 inhabitants) is situated on a ridge extending south from the upper Hexengrund on the Haselbach, which flows through the Hirschgrund. The agricultural village was first mentioned in 1194.

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Schnellbach

Together with Floh, Seligenthal, Hohleborn, Kleinschmalkalden and Struth-Helmershof, Schnellbach forms the municipality of Floh-Seligenthal, and the district of Schnellbach probably got its name from the fast-flowing stream (Flohbach). Here on this fast-flowing...

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Deer ditch

Die einstige Eselspforte der Stadtmauer gab der Pfortenstraße ihren Namen. Sie führte direkt auf das 1358 gegründete Margarethenhospital zu. Das Areal nimmt heute das Tilesius-Gymnasium im Schulbau von 1913 ein.…

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Beuren

The historic center of Beuren can be seen as a monument ensemble: Next to the church dedicated to St. Pancras, the "Old Tower", formerly a customs and residential tower, dominates the picture. On the western edge of the village...

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