Westenfeld

The municipality of Westenfeld was first mentioned in a document in 871 as "Westelernvelt", later in 1185 as "Westinvelt" with an independent church.Westenfeld was originally the property of the Counts of Henneberg.It is a...

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Orchard forge

Obstfelderschmiede is a district of Mellenbach-Glasbach and belongs to the rural municipality of Schwarzatal. The valley station of the Oberweißbach mountain railroad is located here. You can change from the Schwarztalbahn to the mountain railroad here....

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Frankenblick

Frankenblick is the name of a unified municipality in the district of Sonneberg in the Free State of Thuringia, which was created on January 1, 2012 through the merger of the municipalities of Effelder-Rauenstein and Mengersgereuth-Hämmern.Frankenblick is located in the southwestern part of the Franconian district of Sonneberg. The municipal area borders on the...

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Surges

Schwallungen is a municipality in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Thuringia. It belongs to the administrative community of Wasungen-Amt Sand, which has its administrative headquarters in the town of Wasungen.The unified municipality of Schwallungen consists of the districts:...

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Sömmerda

Sömmerda is located in the middle of the rural district of Sömmerda. Already mentioned for the first time in a document in 876, the interested visitor can still find contemporary witnesses of Sömmerda's eventful history, such as...

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Blankenburg

Blankenburg is located in a scenic area in a valley called the "Schlotheimer Grabenbruch", on the edge of the nature reserve "Großes und Kleines Hornholz".The village was first mentioned in 1143...

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Leutenberg

Driving from Saalfeld in the direction of Bad Lobenstein, one of the most romantic, scenic mountain valleys in Thuringia, the Sormitz Valley, begins after 17 km upstream. This region is considered a popular recreation and excursion area....

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Krölpa

When the Municipalities Reorganization Act came into force in 1997, the unified municipality called "Krölpa" was formed from the surrounding villages. It currently has around 2800 inhabitants and is one of the largest municipalities in the Saale-Orla district...

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