Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 144 out of 146 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale
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 a permanent exhibition chronicling the actions and omissions of those responsible for the border regime. It also highlights successful and failed escape attempts at the border in the Probstzella area. A section of the border fence and border pillars have also been preserved. This site is not only intended to commemorate the inner-German border, but also to honor the Green Belt as a special habitat. The key to the tower is available against a deposit at the Haus des Volkes (People's House) or at the Probstzella municipal administration.
July 25, 2025
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