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Traces of the Inner German Border

Traces of the Inner German Border

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Traces of the Inner German Border

Recommended by 115 hikers out of 128

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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1. On the trail of the Rennsteig around Tettau - hiking along the Green Belt

13.9km

03:51

250m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hiking loop from Spechtsbrunn

5.04km

01:23

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf loop from Tettau

8.36km

02:20

160m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Sebastian Kowalke

May 15, 2019

Along the Green Belt, the former inner German border, you will always find information boards in historical places - for example, at places where so-called republic refugees were shot by the border posts. The tablets preserve the memory of the murdered.

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Franzl wandert 🥾

July 28, 2024

The inner German history moves the reader.
Personal fates make you think.

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Mapf

November 19, 2019

In 1932, following the construction of the road from Sonneberg to Gräfenthal, the Gasthaus Kalte Küche was built at this intersection. After a brief period of prosperity until the Second World War, the division of Germany followed and the establishment of the restricted zone along the inner-German border, whereby the cold kitchen was allowed to enter only with a pass.

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Lume

December 5, 2022

A piece of history, our people have been divided for so long.
Thanks to Gorbachev, a people again.
Hopefully no more war anywhere in the world!
Down with the rulers who start senseless wars and thereby plunge people into misery and death. Peace for the world!

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Anke Duderstadt

August 25, 2024

these boards are really very interesting and informative

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🌄🏔🥾Daniela 🤿🩴🫧

December 5, 2022

Just history

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Enrico

September 30, 2023

Informative...yes. Visually beautiful...yes. Unfortunately it's pretty loud there.

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Nicole Ebner

August 21, 2024

I think it's great that you don't want to forget everything.

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Mirella

April 21, 2025

Nice walk along the border

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Wolfgang

February 18, 2024

Poorly chosen location for such boards - it is simply too restless.

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Traces of the Inner German Border

1. On the trail of the Rennsteig around Tettau - hiking along the Green Belt

2. Hiking loop from Spechtsbrunn

3. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf loop from Tettau

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