Gerstungen Travel Guide
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Gerstungen Overview
Gerstungen is a small town in Thuringia, known as “the green heart of Germany.” Visit Wartburg castle in nearby Eisenach (Eisenach vacation rentals | Eisenach travel guide), where Martin Luther translated the Bible from Greek to German in 1522 and where Johann Sebastian Bach was born and baptized in 1685. Only 10 kilometers away you can walk the Treetop Path
at the Hainich National Park (wheelchair access is available), part of the largest deciduous forest in all of Germany.
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Things to See in Gerstungen
Castle Gerstung with Werratal Museum and Stork's Nest
Katharinenkirche is the Protestant parish church
Round Church Untersuhl
Katholische Kirche
Rathaus
Marktplatz, with the Stork Fountain
Limpertstein, an ancient monument, according to the legend it was built in honor of a slain servant of near Brandenburg
Mühlvaltenstein
Kohlbachshäuschen, a historic hunting lodge in the forest Gerst Unger
Böller, through the vast forest area in the east of Sallmannshäuser Rennsteig, it is located on the southern edge of the lonely hamlet of Lutzenberg
Schweddrich, an unusual fishing facility at the mill in the district Sallmannshausenr
Maps and Driving Directions to Gerstungen
Church in Gerstungen
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Gerstungen: Gerstungen (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Gerstungen
- Wikipedia - Gerstungen
- Werratalstöcke Museum
- Gut Huetschhof
- Rundkirche Untersuhl
- Werra Valley Cycle Trail
- Catholic Church of Gerstungen
- Burgruine Brandenbug bei Lauchröden
- Gerstungen (official home page)
More about the History of Gerstungen
A Codex Eberhardi, which from the 12th Century,was first mentioned and referred to as Gerstung in 744. The Frankish King Charles Mann founded the monastery of Fulda (Fulda vacation rentals | Fulda travel guide). After a big fire, the Katharinenkirche was renewed in 1588, rebuilt on its original foundation.
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