Friedrichroda

Friedrichroda has a favorable climate in the NW of the Thuringian Forest on the Rennsteig. The Marienglashöhle, a former mine with one of the largest gypsum crystal grottoes, is a magnet for visitors. Relax in the park bath and therapy center...

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Stake house

The pile house at the house pond in Plothen in the "Land of a Thousand Ponds", also known as the "Sky Ponds around Plothen". There is a wooden house built on 90 stilts in the house pond, which serves as a museum...

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Kindelbrück

In which century the village Kindelbrück was founded has not been handed down in writing. Thus Kindelbrück belongs to the many German places which do not prove the time of their origin concretely, but...

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Schaala

The small village was first mentioned in 1071 as "Stahla". Further mentions: 1350 Schala, 1462 Schale, 1512 Schalla, 1743 Schala. The name comes from the Slavic and means ravine, cave, also...

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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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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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