Pottiga

Pottiga was first mentioned in a document in 1325. A manor belonged to the village, whose first lords bore the name of the village. Over the years, the manor of Pottiga changed hands several times.

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Ummerstadt

Smallest town in ThuringiaIn the southernmost corner of the Heldburger Unterland, near the former inner-German border, lies Ummerstadt, the smallest town in Thuringia and the second smallest town in Germany. Already in 837 Ummerstadt was mentioned for the first time. From...

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Lorenzkirche

The church, consecrated before 1138, was followed by a new building around 1300. After a fire in 1413, the church was rebuilt in its present form and equipped with important works of the Gothic period. To this...

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Wünschendorf

Wünschendorf is the cradle of the Vogtland region, which stretched from the Saale, Elster and Mulde rivers to the Egerland. The more than 1000 years of interesting and eventful history, which...

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Altenfeld

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Thuringian ForestIn a beautiful location, between the legendary Rennsteig and the wild and romantic Schwarzatal, on the border between the Thuringian Forest and the Thuringian Slate Mountains lies Altenfeld, the southernmost community of the Ilm district. Since 2019...

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Wutha-Farnroda

The municipality of Wutha-Farnroda with its four districts is located around five kilometers east of the Wartburg town of Eisenach. Beautifully situated in the Erbstrom and Hörsel valleys, the municipality lies at the foot of the Hörselberge...

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Bösleben-Wüllersleben

Bösleben-Wüllersleben is a municipality in the Ilm district of Thuringia in Germany. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Menantes Monument

The Menantes monument in Wandersleben was inaugurated in 2003 and stands in front of the Menantes memorial in Neue Straße. On the stone are his most mature verses, which Johann Sebastian Bach wrote in the cantata...

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