View from the Ruppberg near Zella-Mehlis

Ausblick auf einen Ortsteil von Stützerbach

The Thuringian Forest (Thüringer Wald in German language) running northwest to southeast, forms a continuous stretch of rounded hills in the German state of Thuringia. It is about 120 km long and 35 km wide. The highest elevation is the Großer Beerberg (982 m). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1365x1024, 490 KB) Source: taken by Rafael Brix (SehLax) on 05/02/2005 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Thuringian Forest Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1365x1024, 490 KB) Source: taken by Rafael Brix (SehLax) on 05/02/2005 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Thuringian Forest Metadata This file contains additional information... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 683 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Thuringian Forest Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 683 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Thuringian Forest Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... German (called Deutsch in German; in German the term germanisch is equivalent to English Germanic), is a member of the western group of Germanic languages and is one of the worlds major languages. ... The Republic of Thuringia (German: Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), being eleventh in size with an area of 16,200 km² and twelfth most populous with 2. ...

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 northern and central Germany, the boundary between Thuringia and Franconia. Dialect, and traditional customs and costumes were different on either side of the Rennsteig. The Franconian Rake is originally is a heraldic symbol of the bishops of Würzburg, who - though nominally Dukes of Franconia - only ruled in parts of Franconia. ...

The Thuringian Forest is famous for Wartburg Castle (where Martin Luther stayed for some time in exile) and winter sports resorts. In modern literature, the forest has become famous as a nearby local and strategic barrier for the translocated fictional towns of Badenburg and Grantville, WV in the popular alternate history book series that began with the novel 1632 (novel), one act of which involved a battle at the Wartburg Castle, and its destruction, and an Calvary raid mounted through the Forest by Catholic forces in the setting during the Thirty Years' War. Wartburg in Eisenach Wartburg Castle is situated on a 1230-foot (410 m) precipitous hill to the southwest of and overlooking the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. ... Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ... A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Grantville is a fictional town modeled after the real town of Mannington, West Virginia which is the source of resources, technology, and above all up-timer protagonists in the best selling alternate history books by historian-author-creator and editor Eric Flint. ... Alternative history or alternate history can be: A History told from an alternative viewpoint, rather than from the view of imperialist, conqueror, or explorer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... // Introducing The Novel 1632 is a hugely popular, entertaining, thought provoking, educational, and extremely successful upbeat novel set in the Holy Roman Empire by writer-historian Eric Flint that has spawned worldwide interest and an almost cult-like following in less than five years. ... Wartburg in Eisenach Wartburg Castle is situated on a 1230-foot (410 m) precipitous hill to the southwest of and overlooking the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. ... Combatants Protestantism: Sweden,Denmark, France, Scotland and protestant German countries like Saxony Roman Catholic Church: Holy Roman Empire, Spain Commanders Gustav II Adolf Ferdinand II The Thirty Years War was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, also involving most of the major European...

External link

• http://www.thueringer-wald.de