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Geisa

Border Opening Memorial at Point Alpha

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Geisa

Border Opening Memorial at Point Alpha

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Border Opening Memorial at Point Alpha

Recommended by 281 hikers out of 295

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Biosphärenreservat Rhön

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    Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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    1. Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Highlands loop from Borsch

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    2. Point Alpha Memorial – Friedenswind Sculpture loop from Rasdorf

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    3. Point Alpha Memorial – Friedenswind Sculpture loop from Rasdorf

    11.4km

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

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    November 28, 2020

    Commemorative plaque to close the gap in the interrupted country road between east and west.

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      April 1, 2024

      "What belongs together grows together"
      Willy Brandt

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        April 5, 2021

        more of a highlight of the story
        pointalpha.com

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          May 29, 2020

          History that makes you think!

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            February 19, 2020

            Very informative and worth seeing house as a witness of history.

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              December 19, 2018

              Well, maybe that's not a hiking highlight, but a highlight of our story.

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                February 18, 2019

                Oh sure, at least you can remember the separate and shared history here👍☺️
                In addition, hikers who move along the “German Green Belt” come this way...

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                  September 24, 2019

                  Very nice place to think, what was going on at that time.

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                    February 5, 2022

                    At least it is a historical highlight

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                      Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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