Bad Frankenhausen (officially: Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser) is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia. It is located at the southern slope of the Kyffhäuser mountain range, on an artificial arm of the Wipper river, a tributary of the Unstrut. Because of the nearby Kyffhäuser monument dedicated to Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, it is nicknamed Barbarossastadt.
Population: 8,824
Latitude: 51° 21' 21.92" N
Longitude: 11° 05' 59.17" E
The Nebra sky disk is a bronze disk of around 30 cm diameter and a weight of 2.2 kg, with a blue-green patina and inlaid with gold symbols. These are interpreted generally as a sun or full moon, a lunar crescent, and stars (including a cluster inter…
The Battle of Frankenhausen was fought on 15 May 1525. It was the final act of the German Peasants' War: joint troops of Landgrave Philip I of Hesse and Duke George of Saxony defeated the peasants under their leader Thomas Müntzer near Frankenhausen…
The Kyffhäuser Monument (German: Kyffhäuserdenkmal), also known as the Barbarossa Monument (Barbarossadenkmal), is a Kaiser William monument erected in 1890–96 within the Kyffhäuser mountain range near Bad Frankenhausen in the state of Thuringia in …
The Kyffhäuser (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪfˌhɔʏzɐ]), sometimes also referred to as Kyffhäusergebirge, is a range of hills located on the border of the German state of Thuringia with Saxony-Anhalt. It stands south of the Harz mountains. The range has…
Bilzingsleben is a site of early palaeolithic human remains in Thuringia, Germany.
Mansfeld-Südharz is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Sömmerda is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany.
The Kyffhäuserkreis is a district in the northern part of Thuringia, Germany.
Nordhausen is a Kreis (district) in the north of Thuringia, Germany.
From an architectural and art historical point of view Sondershausen Palace can be considered as one of the most important palace complexes in Thuringia. It is an irregular four-wing complex.
The Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences (German: Fachhochschule Nordhausen) is located in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany. As of 2012, the Fachhochschule has 2,461 students enrolled and 45 professors.
The Leubingen Tumulus is an early bronze age royal grave of the Leubingen culture, (which, after further finds at Auntjetitz became known as Auntjetitz or Unetice culture), dating to about 1940 BC, located near the hills of Kyffhäuser in the Leubing…
Priory of St Wigbert (Priorat Sankt Wigberti) is an ecumenical Benedictine monastery for men, belonging to the Lutheran Church of Thuringia. It is located in Werningshausen near Erfurt in Germany.
The Goldene Aue (German: "golden shire") is a valley in eastern Germany, in the states Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt. It is situated between the towns Nordhausen in the west, and Sangerhausen in the east. It is bordered by the mountain ranges Harz in …
The Europa-Rosarium, formerly the Rosarium Sangerhausen, is a municipal rose garden located in Sangerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. With 8300 cultivars and species it is one of the largest rose collection in the world, playing an important role as …
Schlotheim is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft in the district of Unstrut-Hainich in Thuringia, Germany.
The Hohe Schrecke is a ridge of hills in central Germany.
Heldburger Unterland is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality" or "community of administration" ) in the district of Hildburghausen, in Thuringia, Germany.