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Gerstungen Former Border Station

Gerstungen Former Border Station

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Gerstungen Former Border Station

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Location: Gerstungen, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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September 16, 2022

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In 1849 the "Friedrich-Wilhelms-Nordbahn" was put into operation on the Hessian side between Bebra and Gerstungen. It joined the "Thuringian Railway Company" in Gerstungen. At that time, Gerstungen was a …

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August 30, 2025

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Gerstungen station served as a border station until reunification. Citizens of the GDR were not permitted to travel from here without special authorization/enter the Federal Republic of Germany.
Since Gerstungen was already within the restricted area, other GDR citizens were also only allowed to stay there with permission, or residents had to carry appropriate identification documents.
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January 2, 2025

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Gerstungen station is located in the municipality of the same name in the Wartburg district on the western border of Thuringia. The station has gained particular importance several times in its history as a border station between different states and railway administrations.
At the time of the division of Germany, suitcases were searched at Gerstungen station when crossing the border, dogs were used to track down refugees, square keys opened ceiling panels, and there was a hint of Auschwitz, just a little, and in the service of progress.

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Kohlbach Spring – Idyllic Pond With Picnic Bench loop from Gerstungen

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Elevation 220 m

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Location: Gerstungen, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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