Thuringian Forest
The Thuringian Forest is a mountain range in the southern parts of the German state of Thuringia, running northwest to southeast. Skirting from its southerly source in foothills to a gorge on its north-west side is the Werra valley.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 721 metres
- Description: mountain range in Thuringia, Germany
- Also known as: “Thuringer Wald”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Protestant Church Manebach and Kickelhahnturm.
Kickelhahnturm
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Daniel Beyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kickelhahnturm is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 3½ km east of Thuringian Forest.
Hohe Warte
Peak
Photo: CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hohe Warte is a peak, which is situated 3½ km north of Thuringian Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manebach and Gehlberg.
Gehlberg
Village
Photo: CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gehlberg is a village and a former municipality in Thuringia, Germany. Formerly in the district Ilm-Kreis, it is part of the town Suhl since January 2019. Gehlberg is situated 3½ km northwest of Thuringian Forest.
Kickelhahn
Locality
Photo: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kickelhahn is a mountain in the northern edge of the Central Thuringian Forest in the municipal area of Ilmenau, Germany. Its summit has an altitude of 861.1 metres a.s.l. Kickelhahn is situated 3½ km east of Thuringian Forest.
Thuringian Forest
- Categories: low mountain range, natural region, and landform
- Location: Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Thuringian Forest” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غابة تورنغن”
- Arabic: “غابة تورينغن”
- Armenian: “Թյուրինգյան անտառ”
- Azerbaijani: “Türingen Meşəsi”
- Basque: “Turingiako oihana”
- Belarusian: “Цюрынгенскі Лес”
- Bulgarian: “Тюрингер Валд”
- Cebuano: “Thüringer Wald”
- Chinese: “图林根林山”
- Chinese: “图林根森林”
- Chinese: “圖林根林山”
- Chinese: “圖林根森林”
- Czech: “Durynský les”
- Danish: “Thüringer Wald”
- Dutch: “Thüringer Woud”
- Dutch: “Thüringerwoud”
- Egyptian Arabic: “غابة تورينجن”
- Esperanto: “Turingia Arbaro”
- Estonian: “Tüüringi mets”
- Finnish: “Thüringeninmetsä”
- French: “forêt de Thuringe”
- French: “Forêt de Thuringe”
- German: “Thüringer Wald”
- Greek: “Δάσος της Θουριγγίας”
- Greek: “Θουριγγικό Δάσος”
- Hebrew: “יער תורינגיה”
- Hungarian: “Türingiai erdő”
- Italian: “Selva di Turingia”
- Japanese: “テューリンゲンの森”
- Korean: “튀링겐 숲”
- Ladin: “Thüringer Wald”
- Latin: “Silva Thuringiensis”
- Lithuanian: “Tiuringijos Miškas”
- Macedonian: “Тириншка Шума”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Thüringer Wald”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Thüringer Wald”
- Norwegian: “Thüringer Wald”
- Persian: “جنگل تورینگن”
- Polish: “Las Turyński”
- Romanian: “Munții Pădurea Turingiei”
- Russian: “Тюрингенский Лес”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Tirinška šuma”
- Slovak: “Durínsky les”
- Slovenian: “Turinški gozd”
- Spanish: “Bosque de Turingia”
- Swedish: “Thüringer Wald”
- Ukrainian: “Тюринзький ліс”
- Ukrainian: “Тюринзький Ліс”
- Upper Sorbian: “Durinski lěs”
- Upper Sorbian: “Thüringer Wald”
- Upper Sorbian: “Thüringerwald”
- Venetian: “Selva de Turinza”
- Western Panjabi: “تھورنگیائی جنگل”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mönchshof and Stützerbach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hirschkopf and Forst Geraberg.
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