The three-story, authentic GDR border tower houses the exhibition "Perpetrators, Victims, Accomplices." Created by journalist and author Roman Grafe ("The Border Through Germany") at this historically authentic location, it is …

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

July 25, 2025

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A section of the original GDR border fence and some GDR border pillars can be seen near the former border tower. Today, the Green Belt, a 1,393-kilometer-long protected strip of land along the former inner-German border, runs here.

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Klaaner

November 13, 2022

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The rest of the former border stands in nature as a warning. Tangible for the generation that didn't experience the division. Our history to touch.

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1. Lauenstein Castle – Cook's Grave loop from Probstzella

15.3km

04:37

470m

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2. Katz Pond (Zelle am See) loop from Probstzella

9.82km

02:54

290m

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3. Lauenstein Castle – Villa Falkenstein loop from Gräfenthal

22.8km

07:00

700m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Location: Probstzella, Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany

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Former Border Tower

1. Lauenstein Castle – Cook's Grave loop from Probstzella

2. Katz Pond (Zelle am See) loop from Probstzella

3. Lauenstein Castle – Villa Falkenstein loop from Gräfenthal

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