オストハウゼン＝ヴュルファースハウゼンの絶景の山頂・トップ7

Former freight yard, now empty

In summer, definitely wear long clothing. Greetings and bushes up to your chest. Lots of creepy crawlies🕷🐛.

Nice view, even if the area is overgrown.

At the time of the Reichsbahn, Arnstadt station was of great importance. The route from Erfurt to Arnstadt was electrified. In addition to passenger trains, there was also heavy freight traffic, especially in the direction of Saalfeld. All trains had to be converted to steam or diesel locomotives. Today the station has lost its importance. Only regional trains operate. The catenary was dismantled again.

The main station is the hub of the Neudietendorf-Ritschenhausen railway lines (part of the Erfurt-Arnstadt-Suhl-Meiningen/Würzburg line), Erfurt-Ilmenau and Arnstadt-Saalfeld. A railway depot was also attached to the Arnstadt main station. Today it functions as the Arnstadt/historic railway depot and manages all steam locomotives in Central Germany. The water tower has been beautifully restored. There are also various cranes and a turntable.

Arnstadt Erfurt

The highest elevation in the wide area. Not easily accessible in GDR times, as the mountain was besieged by an army object for missile-supported airspace security.

Bismarck monuments (sometimes also called Bismarck columns, Bismarck statues, etc.) were erected in honor of the longstanding Prussian Prime Minister and first German Chancellor, Otto Fürst von Bismarck, in many places in Germany at that time (today partly Denmark, France, Poland and Russia) Colonies as well as established on other continents. The Bismarck monuments were the most visible and permanent expression of Bismarck worship or the Bismarck cult in the Empire. (Source: Wikipedia)