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The castle park is located directly next to Kochberg Castle. It is a very well-kept area with great plants.

Very beautiful reservoir, a hike here is always worthwhile.

At the Krötenpfütze there are some very informative information boards and some good signposts in the middle of the forest. A beautiful winding gravel driveway from Birkigt leads to the Krötenpfütze. The wonderful, lonely descent to the north via Friederbach into the Saale valley begins here.

In fact, all around the castle, which was built in the Renaissance style, and in the cosy landscaped park, romantic seating areas await passing visitors. And romance is a top priority here. No less a person than Goethe was often a guest of the house to indulge his love for Charlotte von Stein. The former manor was owned by her family in his time. The amateur theatre located on the site perfectly rounds off the sensual ensemble. With the love story of Charlotte and Wolfgang in mind and lush flower arrangements, old trees and castle ambience in front of your eyes, the guest can start to rave about it. A gem of contemplation, no more than a 35km stone's throw south of Weimar. Conclusion: Kochberg Castle & Park = very worthwhile!

The leaky Elsterschänke dam near Arnsgereuth has been losing water for years. A situation that everyone involved actually wanted to have remedied a long time ago, because since 2010 the dam has been operated with a reduced storage target in order to take the structural deficits into account. The Elsterschänke dam is particularly important for the region as a fire-fighting water supply. The increasing number of forest fires shows the urgent need for action. The entire process has now taken what feels like an eternity. The actual problem began in 2007, when the dammed stream between Arnsgereuth, Witzendorf and Bernsdorf was raised to a dam as a result of the amendment to the Thuringian Water Act. Before that, the body of water known as “Silbersee” was a swimming lake, cattle trough and fire-fighting pond. With the upgrade, the “Silbersee” was now classified one class below the Hohenwarte Dam and has since had to meet all sorts of technical requirements. That's why the state of Thuringia originally wanted to forego the extensive renovation and cut the approximately eight meter high dam. The city of Saalfeld and the then unified municipality “Saalfelder Höhe” and the Agrar GmbH “Saalfelder Höhe”, which manages the “Silbersee”, resisted this. Because they still need it as a fire-fighting water reservoir and cattle trough. (Source OTZ)

A dam may mean something different, but it is still interesting that there is a reservoir here.

When you stand on the dam you can wonderfully admire the Saale and the reservoir.

You can still observe a beautiful piece of nature here