THURINGIAN FOREST
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The 'Thuringian Forest' (''Thüringer Wald'' in German) running northwest to southeast, forms a continuous stretch of ancient rounded mountains posing ample difficulties in transit routing save through a few navigable passes in the southern reaches of the German state of Thuringia. It is about 120 km long and 35 km wide. The highest elevation is the ''Großer Beerberg'', .
The ''Rennsteig'' (sometimes called ''Rennweg'') is an ancient path following its summits along the main ridge. It is now a famous hiking path and it marks the traditional boundary between the hills-dominated terrain of central Germany and the more rugged terrain characteristic of southern Germany, the boundary between central/north Thuringia and Franconia. Dialect, and traditional customs and costumes were different on either side of the Rennsteig. The Rennsteig is also subject to the song ''Rennsteiglied'', the inoffical hymn of Thuringia.
The Thuringian Forest is famous for Wartburg Castle outside Eisenach (where Martin Luther stayed for some time in exile) and year round tourism, including many winter sports resorts. In modern literature, the forest has become famous as a nearby local and strategic barrier for the fictional towns of Badenburg and Grantville, WV in the popular alternate history book series that began with Eric Flint's 2000 novel ''1632'', one act of which involved a battle at the Wartburg, and its destruction, and a cavalry raid mounted through the Forest by Catholic forces in the setting during the Thirty Years' War, as influenced by the town.
★ http://www.thueringer-wald.de
★ http://www.thueringer-landschaften.de (a web page with many pictures of thuringian landscapes)
View from the Ruppberg near Zella-Mehlis
View at a part of Stützerbach
The 'Thuringian Forest' (''Thüringer Wald'' in German) running northwest to southeast, forms a continuous stretch of ancient rounded mountains posing ample difficulties in transit routing save through a few navigable passes in the southern reaches of the German state of Thuringia. It is about 120 km long and 35 km wide. The highest elevation is the ''Großer Beerberg'', .
The ''Rennsteig'' (sometimes called ''Rennweg'') is an ancient path following its summits along the main ridge. It is now a famous hiking path and it marks the traditional boundary between the hills-dominated terrain of central Germany and the more rugged terrain characteristic of southern Germany, the boundary between central/north Thuringia and Franconia. Dialect, and traditional customs and costumes were different on either side of the Rennsteig. The Rennsteig is also subject to the song ''Rennsteiglied'', the inoffical hymn of Thuringia.
The Thuringian Forest is famous for Wartburg Castle outside Eisenach (where Martin Luther stayed for some time in exile) and year round tourism, including many winter sports resorts. In modern literature, the forest has become famous as a nearby local and strategic barrier for the fictional towns of Badenburg and Grantville, WV in the popular alternate history book series that began with Eric Flint's 2000 novel ''1632'', one act of which involved a battle at the Wartburg, and its destruction, and a cavalry raid mounted through the Forest by Catholic forces in the setting during the Thirty Years' War, as influenced by the town.
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External links
★ http://www.thueringer-wald.de
★ http://www.thueringer-landschaften.de (a web page with many pictures of thuringian landscapes)
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