ロイリートの天然記念物・トップ20

From 1939 to 1941, up to 250 Polish prisoners of war from the Mühlberg camp were housed in a barracks camp in the quarry of the basalt works on the Grosser Gleichberg. They had to do forced labor in the quarry, in the city, in agriculture or in the forest, among other things. From 1941 to 1942, a prisoner commando from the main camp in Bad Sulza with 120 prisoners was sent to the quarry. After the quarry was temporarily closed, a maximum of around 400 "foreign ethnic" forced laborers who had broken their contract were interned there in a Gestapo labor education camp from August 1943 to March 1945. The prisoners had to work in the basalt quarry or in the basalt works at Römhild station. They were also used to build bunkers and positions in Mendhausen and for a time in trades and crafts in Römhild and the surrounding area. At least 500 prisoners died in the camp or on the evacuation march in 1945. This includes 25 to 92 prisoners who were unable to march and were shot in a sand cave on the eastern slope of the Grosser Gleichberg. The cave entrance was then blown up, meaning that the mass grave was not found until the end of January 1947. (Wikipedia)

The dolphin fountain was created and artistically designed by the Thuringian Forest Association Römhild in 1903. Largely destroyed in the early 1970s, the current facility was built 10 years later and was last fundamentally renovated in 2013.

Roundabout on the Fürstenweg. The Fürstenweg is an old gentlemen's path that leads from Schleusingen to Schönbrunn to the former hunting lodge. There is a lot to discover here. Great circular tours, viewpoints and lots of nature. The paths in the Hildburghausen city forest are well maintained and can also be passed with a trekking bike.

The roundabout is located directly on the Fürstenweg, which leads from Schleusingen to the former Schönbrunn hunting lodge. The roundabout is also the starting point for many beautiful tours, as there is a hiking car park. The paths in the Hildburghausen city forest are well maintained and easy to navigate.

Iron Hand 🖐🏻 is a fork in the road with seating in the middle of the forest 🌳 🌲 not far from Domicher Höhe

The small cross marks the summit of the 679 m high Gleichberg.

Dainty, but it serves its purpose

Nature has draped a veil of oblivion over this cruel place. Good that there is an information board against forgetting!