Niederdorla

Niederdorla is located around 7 km from Hainich in the direction of Mühlhausen. The village, which belongs to the bailiwick, has around 1500 inhabitants and was first mentioned in a document in 1223. Worth seeing in the village...

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Weißbach

The street village (220 m above sea level, 112 inhabitants), situated on the right bank of the Saale in an elongated, beautiful side valley, nestled in the forests of the heath, was first mentioned in a document in 1498. Derived is...

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Hohleborn

Hohleborn forms the municipality of Floh-Seligenthal together with the villages of Struth-Helmershof, Schnellbach, Floh, Kleinschmalkalden and Seligenthal. It lies at the foot of the Rennsteig. Hiking trails lead to the most beautiful viewpoints up to the mountain lake Ebertswiese....

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Saalthal Age

Here once stood a mill, the "Saalthal", later, when the place was flooded, it had to be demolished. The people from Saalthal built their farms after the flooding to the new...

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Themar

Themar is a small town in the south of Thuringia, located on the upper reaches of the Werra. The town has around 2800 inhabitants and belongs to the district of Hildburghausen. Themar is known for...

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Liebschütz

Liebschütz is a district of the municipality of Remptendorf in the Saale-Orla district of Thuringia...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Rentwertshausen

The village of Rentwertshausen is situated on a gentle hill between Bibra and Queienfeld. To the north-east, a limestone ridge stretches from Bibra to Exdorf, while the Arnsberg mountain borders the village to the north-west.The first documented...

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Bürgel

The pottery town of Bürgel, with its church tower visible from afar, blends into the hilly landscape to the east of the middle Saale valley near Jena. The former fortification, the Burgelin on the nearby...

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Issersheilingen

Issersheilingen, with its 140 inhabitants, is the smallest of the four remaining Heilingen villages in the Unstrut-Hainich district. Centuries ago, there were a total of eight villages ending in -heilingen. Issersheilingen is a very...

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Frankenhain

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Thuringian ForestThe state-approved resort of Frankenhain is now part of the rural community of Geratal in Thuringia. It lies in a protected valley basin, about 480 meters above sea level. The forest stands...

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