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Steinsburg Nature Reserve

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    1. Schnullerbrünnle Spring – Hotel Waldhaus Römhild loop from Römhild

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    March 23, 2025

    The Kleiner Gleichberg (641 m) forms a "geological twin" with the Großer Gleichberg (679 m) opposite. Both mountains are basalt cones of volcanic origin. The name Steinsburg (867: Steinberg) probably arose from the large stone fields surrounding the mountain plateau. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe recognized the volcanic origin of these stone fields; the basalt of the former volcanic vent disintegrated through erosion into the sea of blocks visible today. These basalt blocks were used in Celtic times to build dry stone walls to protect the oppidum. A total of three rings of walls were built, which surrounded the mountain similar to city walls. The outermost wall is three kilometers long and encloses an area of 66 hectares. Only a few short sections of these walls are partially preserved, but the collapsed sections still reveal the old structure.
    Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppidum_Steinsburg

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      Steinsburg is the popular name given to the remains of a Celtic oppidum on the Kleiner Gleichberg in southern Thuringia in the district of Hildburghausen near Waldhaus near Römhild.

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        Location: Römhild, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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