Burghausen

The district of Burghausen lies at the south-western foot and slope of the Michelsberg, which at 404 m above sea level is one of the highest elevations of shell limestone in the southern Rhön foothills. Name and origin...

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Hörselberg Museum

The museum and its historic ensemble of buildingsIn the center of Schönau there is a listed ensemble of buildings. These include the church, an old school building and the vicarage with rectory, stable, barn, wash house and bakehouse....

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Mareile Bank

This seating group on the Rennstieg was erected by members of the Rennsteigverein 1896 e.V. Ortsgruppe Hainich-Rennstieg in honor of their hiking friend Jutta Müller and inaugurated on 18.03.1995. Jutta Müller was a well-known hiker...

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Petersberg garden

One of the most beautiful excursion destinations for families in Nordhausen is the Petersberggarten with a fantastic view of the city. The park was completely redesigned in 2004 as part of the 2nd Thuringian State Garden Show.

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High Rhön

The Hohe Rhön forms the heart of the Rhön low mountain range. The highest mountains such as the Wasserkuppe, the Kreuzberg or the Milseburg rise here. There are also numerous tourist attractions such as...

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Large ring lake

Together with the neighboring lakes of Ebersee, Kleiner Ringsee and Entenpfuhl, the large Ringsee forms a natural unit that is only accessible via hiking and cycling trails. The 31-hectare landscape lake is...

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