The Thuringian Forest is one of the longest-running Biosphere Reserves in Germany. By the time of its designation in 1979, it was called Vessertal Biosphere Reserve and had 1,384 ha. Then, it was ...

In the Thuringian Forest or the Harz Mountains, dead spruce trees (Picea abies) dot the landscape like skeletons. Many have already fallen or been cut down. These dead trees serve as memorials to the ...

They spread like wildfire," says Fanny Hurtig, a forester in the central German Thuringian Forest, as she tears the bark off trees that had to be chopped down prematurely.

Thuringian Forest 02/08/2011 February 8, 2011. From amateurs to extreme athletes, the Thuringian Forest offers the perfect outdoor terrain for any one who likes to test their body outdoors.

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Hobby historians in Germany believe they have an urgent case of potentially catastrophic proportions — secret nuclear bombs leftover from the Nazis. Deep inside the Thuringian Forest, 70-year ...

With routes like the Rennsteig, an ancient 105-mile trail that follows a ridgeway in the Thuringian Forest dating back nearly 700 years, hiking has been a national pursuit in Germany for a very ...

"It's a tradition here in the Thuringian forest in Grafenroda to make gnomes out of terra cotta," he said. The Phillipp Griebel company was founded in 1874, and is now in its fourth generation as ...

3. Thuringian Forest and Rennsteig Trail. Germany’s oldest hiking trail, the 700-year-old Rennsteig runs along the main ridge of the Thuringian Forest mountains, passing through the UNESCO ...

They spread like wildfire," said Fanny Hurtig, a forester in the central German Thuringian Forest, as she tears the bark off trees that had to be chopped down prematurely.