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Great trails with super galloping routes

Always beautiful on the 10 beeches and brings back memories from childhood.

"Ten Beeches" is a circular meadow with numerous mature trees. Paths radiate from it in all directions. This area was originally established for hunting during the ducal era. The Old and New Hunting Lodges are located in the neighboring village of Zillbach.

Beautiful complex in the middle of a small village

I assume trains stop here 🚆

Beautifully situated in the forest.

A building worth seeing and impressive from the outside.

The hunting lodge was built from a former glassworks and was completed in 1595. It initially belonged to the County of Henneberg, and later to the Duke of Saxony-Eisenach. The first residents settled in front of the castle in 1693, and founded the town of Zillbach. The most famous Zillbacher was Heinrich Cotta, who was born in a nearby forester's house and ran a forestry institute in the castle. Cotta is considered the founder of modern forestry science. When we read about things like "forest conversion" today, it is due to his research and teachings. The "coastal forest" did not exist before either. So today's sustainable management of the forests can be traced back to his teachings.