Birkenheide

Birkenheide is a peak in Ruhla, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia and has an elevation of 717 metres. Birkenheide is situated nearby to the locality Steinrutsche, as well as near Große Meilerstätte.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Altenstein Palace and Glöckner.

Altenstein Palace

Castle

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Schloss Altenstein is a schloss upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest, not far from Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany. It was the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen, and is surrounded by 160 hectares of English landscape garden, which contain, among other objects of interest, a cavern 300 metres long, through which flows a large and rapid stream.

Glöckner

Peak

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Glöckner is a peak.

Windsberg

Peak

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Windsberg is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steinbach and Schweina.

Steinbach

Suburb

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Steinbach is a village and former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of Bad Liebenstein.

Schweina

Suburb

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Schweina is a village and a former municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Since 31 December 2012, it is part of the town Bad Liebenstein.