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2 Trusetal 3 Schmalkalden
The magnificent waterfall This charming little town,
in Trusetal, the work of packed with timber-frame
human hands, was built houses, attracts visitors to the
in the mid-19th century. Wilhelmsburg, its Renaissance
Another site worth visiting is palace, and to Neue Hütte,
the nearby Marienglashöhle an interesting old smelting
in Friedrichroda, an unusual plant dating from 1835.
crystal grotto. 0 km 10
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Erfurt Weimar
4 Oberhof
This is a popular wintersports
Gera resort, with excellent ski-jumps.
In the summer it is worth
visiting the Rennsteiggarten,
the town’s botanical gardens
with a vast collection of
Alpine plants.

J 5 Suhl
Famous from the 16th
century as a centre of
T arms manufacture,
H
Ü Suhl’s history can today
R Rudolstadt be gleaned in the
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(armaments museum).
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Blankenburg
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6 Ilmenau
This small university town, teeming
Eisfeld with life, is the starting point of the
so-called Goethe-Wanderweg, a
walking trail leading to all the places
where the famous poet once stayed.
7 Paulinzelle
The 12th-century
Romanesque abbey, Key
now in ruins, was once
a home for Benedictine Suggested route
monks, but it was later Other road
abandoned during Scenic route
the Reformation.

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