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Information board: Steppe and Badlands

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Location: Amt Wachsenburg, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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Alwin

May 25, 2026

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Impressive landscape, and then there are also 3 castles standing around.

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Jörg

May 11, 2026

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Here, two information boards provide information about the steppe on the castle slope and the badlands below the Wachsenburg.

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Teufelchen New

May 31, 2026

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Due to constant runoff around the castles on a very dry soil, some areas called "badlands" have developed, where nothing grows anymore. Today, efforts are being made with nature conservation measures to make vegetation grow again.

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Elevation 420 m

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Wednesday 15 July

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