Highlight • Historical Site
East German Border Memorial – Thuringian Forest Nature Park
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by 180 explorers out of 186
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June 8, 2019
Mountain biking
•August 1, 2020
Hiking
On July 7, 1964, around 8:00 p.m., 37-year-old porcelain maker Fritz Zapf from Piesau (Neuhaus district) was shot at this point.
The two shooters fired 31 shots at the target. For this Willi K. (21 years) and Manfred P. (25) received the "badge of achievement of the border troops" of the GDR:
You would have behaved excellently, a border violator "destroyed with targeted fire".
Ten years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the district court
Meiningen sentenced to eleven months' imprisonment, suspended for probation. (... from information board)
•Routes here
Best routes to East German Border Memorial – Thuringian Forest Nature Park
4.4
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hikers
5.05km
01:23
80m
80m
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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57
hikers
8.36km
02:20
160m
160m
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
3.8
(5)
21
hikers
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.
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Elevation 680 m
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