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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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•August 30, 2025
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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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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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Elevation 220 m
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Location: Gerstungen, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany