Orlamünde

There, where the Orla flows into the Saale, directly on the railroad line Berlin-Munich, lies the town of Orlamünde, halfway between Jena and Rudolstadt.Orlamünde is divided into two parts. The...

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Saxonbrunn

Sachsenbrunn was first mentioned in a document in 1317 and is located in the upper Werra Valley at an altitude of approx. 465 m above sea level. The districts of Tossenthal and Weitesfeld were added to Sachsenbrunn in 1967...

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Meura

State-recognized resort in the eastern part of the Thuringian Forest. Impressive notch valleys with elongated meadows and clear mountain streams as well as the rugged cliffs of the Meurasteine are places of peace and active recreation...

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Büschlebsmühle

The Büschlebsmühle is a large watermill farmstead on the Wipper river with mill ponds and a functioning water wheel for alternative energy generation.In 1828, Alois Büschleb bought the land and built the mill, which still exists today....

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Lichstedt

Located in a side valley of the Schaalbach stream, the village was first mentioned in 1275 as Lichstete. The name is probably derived from the personal name Licho, which was a contraction of Liubicho. The...

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Eschdorf church

The Protestant village church "Unser lieben Frauen" is located in the Eschdorf district of the town of Rudolstadt in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia. The small church in Eschdorf was built in 1860/61 on the same site as a dilapidated...

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Meuselwitz

The town has a population of around 10,000 and is located in the north of the Altenburger Land district, bordering Saxony-Anhalt. Meuselwitz was first mentioned in a document in 1139 and has been a...

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