Ordensburg Liebstedt

The only surviving European through castleLiebstedt Castle was originally built in the 10th century. In 1331, the influential knightly family von Liebstedt handed over the moated castle to the Teutonic Knights, who established a commandery here....

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St. Servatius

St. Servatius Church is a late Gothic, three-aisled hall church. After a devastating fire, its interior now presents itself in the late Art Nouveau style and, as a kind of counterpart to the Oberkirche, stands at the end of the Marktstraße towards...

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VG Hügelland valleys

Welcome to the administrative community "Hügelland-Täler". It is the joint administration of 22 municipalities of the area "Hügelland" and the valley villages.Our catchment area is located in Eastern Thuringia, east of Jena in the Saale-Holzland district, around the Hermsdorfer Kreuz,...

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Großburschla

The village on the left bank of the Werra is almost completely surrounded by the state of Hesse and suffered particularly under the GDR regime due to the narrow protective strip of the inner-German border. The beautiful ensemble...

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