Engenstein

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1311; its name refers to a prominent narrow point in the Biber Valley. According to local tradition, to the east of the village was the Engenstein castle, whose stones...

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Beutelsdorf

The first village coming from Zeutsch in the beautiful Hexengrund (200 m above sea level, 148 inhabitants) was first mentioned in a document in 1350 as Puzcelsdorf. The street village is divided by the Wiedbach stream, which...

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Jesuborn

Jesuborn, which today has around 330 inhabitants, was first mentioned in a document on June 15, 1368 on St. Vitus Day. The document is stored in the Thuringian State Archives in Rudolstadt. The incorporation of the village...

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Mühlberg

Between Erfurt and Gotha in the middle of the Thuringian Burgenland "Drei Gleichen" lies the municipality of Mühlberg. The first documentary mention of the village is dated 01.05.704. The landmark of the village is the Mühlburg. A...

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Bodenrode

Bodenrode is a Catholic parish village in the lowlands of the Leine valley with 495 inhabitants (12/2004). It is located 10.5 km southwest of Worbis, on the Halle-Kassel railroad line. The Leinedörfer belong to...

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Schlotheim

The village of Schlotheim an der Notter, situated between the Hainich National Park and the Kyffhäuser, was first mentioned in a document in 974. Schlotheim was granted town rights in the middle of the 13th century. Found...

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Bischofrod

Bischofrod is a municipality in the district of Hildburghausen in the Franconian south of the Free State of Thuringia. The village of Keulrod also belongs to the municipality. Bischofrod is administered by the administrative community of Feldstein. ........................................................................................................................................

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Naumburg (Saale)

Naumburg is one of the most beautiful cities in Central Germany. The 1000-year-old cathedral city in the center of Saale-Unstrut has many historical treasures to offer. First and foremost, the famous founder figure Uta in the Naumburg Cathedral, the...

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Bruchstedt

Bruchstedt was first mentioned in the Hersfeld property register Brevarium santi Lulli in 775. For several centuries Bruchstedt belonged to the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen and was assigned to the...

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Ruhla

In the middle of the Thuringian Forest Nature Park, between the Wartburg near Eisenach and the 916 m high Inselsberg, lies the tranquil mountain town of Ruhla. The state-recognized resort town is nestled in a narrow...

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