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Blankenrode — Deserted Medieval Town & Audio Museum

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Blankenrode — Deserted Medieval Town & Audio Museum

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Blankenrode — Deserted Medieval Town & Audio Museum

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    April 16, 2020

    Hiking

    In the forest, you are guided through the Blankenrode city desert. At the various stations, acoustic information is received via loudspeakers. The trail has very nice passages. It is also a way for children!
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    March 28, 2020

    Mountain biking

    The medieval town of Blankenrode and its castle lay on this hill. Only the Jungfernbrunnen remains of the complex, but numerous ramparts and ditches bear witness to the former city fortifications. For some time now, solar-powered automatic audio announcements have been installed at prominent points, which are intended to bring life in the medieval city closer and are triggered by motion detectors. If you drive past it for the first time without knowing it, you can get scared. ;)

    Otherwise, a detour to the urban desert is also worthwhile. From here, numerous beautiful trails lead in all directions.
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    February 5, 2019

    Hiking

    The former town castle Blankenrode is of particular archaeological importance.

    Historians describe the old Blankenrode as "the most concise urban desert in Central Europe". This was built in the middle …
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