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Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Location: Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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3. Blankenberg Castle Ruins – Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga loop from Pottiga

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Vanessa

November 28, 2019

Ferdinand Traugott Flinsch introduced mechanical papermaking in Blankenberg in 1843. Parchment paper and printing paper were still produced in this Thuringian town on the Saale River until 1993. Today, you can learn more about that era in a museum.

As soon as you cross the bridge over the Saale River, you leave Thuringia and enter Bavaria on the other bank.

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Roland H.

November 14, 2022

The Saale Bridge near Blankenberg is the border between Thuringia and Bavaria. There is a lot to see in Blankenstein, whether the ruins or the old border strip.

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Tatjana 👣🏞️🍺

July 21, 2020

The Saalebrücke at the Blankenberger Papierfabrik, built in the 19th century for city traffic and the rail operation of the works railway, was destroyed in 1945 by the German Wehrmacht. The wooden structure for agricultural vehicles was destroyed by the GDR authorities in 1952. It was only in 1992 that this important pedestrian bridge in the Green Belt was rebuilt and completely renovated in 2009.

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Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

1. Blankenberg Castle Ruins – Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

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