Ingersleben

The municipality of Ingersleben is located in the immediate vicinity of the state capital Erfurt, on the banks of the Apfelstädt. Until the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Counts of Gleichen, who built a castle here.

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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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St. Kilian

St. Kilian was first mentioned in a document in 1187 as a chapel in Erla, which belonged to the Veßra monastery. It was located near the village of Raasen, on the Breitenbach stream, and developed into a church mound with...

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Merxleben

The district of 428 inhabitants (as at 31.12.2019) is located 2.5 km from the spa town of Bad Langensalza. Merxleben was incorporated into Bad Langensalza on 01.01.1994. The village was first mentioned in a document in...

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Haussömmern

The small village of Haussömmern, also known as Hugissommeringen in the 13th century, is situated on the southern slope of the Heilinger Heights in the shallow valley of the Singerbach stream....

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Seitenroda

Seitenroda is a gem situated on the edge of Leuchtenburg Castle. There is no certain information about when the village was founded, but the year 1221 counts as such - the first...

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Thing life

Dingsleben (440m above sea level), a typical street village with 264 inhabitants, lies in a deep hollow in the Bernhard limestone plateau, at the foot of the Kleiner Gleichberg (641m above sea level) and the Obendorfer...

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