Disappeared villages and farms around Fürth am Berg - hiking along the Green Belt

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Disappeared villages and farms around Fürth am Berg - hiking along the Green Belt

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Disappeared villages and farms around Fürth am Berg - hiking along the Green Belt

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7.89km

60m

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Along the GDR border, the SED regime had many villages and yards evicted and demolished if they were too close to the border. The little village of Liebau on the Thuringian-Bavarian border also fell victim to this hustle and bustle. On our route we will take you from Fürth am…

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Last updated: July 18, 2024

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1.91 km

Heath and meadow landscape along the Green Belt

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For decades, the GDR border troops kept the plants on the death strip of the inner German border as short as possible. This is how a unique heathland was created …

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Memorial Site of the Former Village of Liebau

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Since the 14th century was located in this place the small village Liebau. Under pressure, all residents left their homes around 1952 because the GDR government was too close to …

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View of the Steinach

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Unfortunately, during floods, things that definitely don't belong in the river are often washed up.

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7.89 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.93 km

795 m

146 m

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3.50 km

3.33 km

1.04 km

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Weather

Thursday 10 September

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November 17, 2024,Kaulsroth – wandern am Grünen Band ☔💦

Interesting to walk along the former inner-German border.
We wanted to eat in Sonneberg 🌱 so this little tour was a good idea in the gloomy autumn weather ☔💦

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May 16, 2019

Along the GDR border, the SED regime had many villages and yards evicted and demolished if they were too close to the border. The little village of Liebau on the Thuringian-Bavarian border also fell victim to this hustle and bustle. On our route we will take you from Fürth am Berg on the path of the

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