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Thuringia lies in the middle of Germany and is often called the “green heart of Germany” because of its forests. Around 2.1 million people live here; the capital is Erfurt with its medieval old town and the Krämerbrücke, the longest continuously built-up and inhabited bridge in Europe. The state's landmark towers above Eisenach: Wartburg Castle. There, in 1521/22, Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German in just eleven weeks while disguised as “Junker Jörg”: a text that shaped the written German language. Before that the legendary singers' contest is said to have taken place there, immortalised by Richard Wagner in his “Tannhäuser”. Thuringia is famous for the Thuringian Forest with the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known ridge trail. The river Saale flows through the state, and the coat of arms shows a striding lion surrounded by eight stars for the historic territories. Did you know that Goethe and Schiller lived in Weimar? Around 1800 the small town was the intellectual centre of Germany and later gave its name to the Weimar Republic.
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Thuringia
Thuringia lies at the centre of Germany and is nicknamed the country's »green heart« for its forests; the Rennsteig ridge trail runs across the Thuringian Forest.
💡 Did you know? At Wartburg Castle near Eisenach, Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German in just eleven weeks in 1521/22.
Erfurt
Erfurt has one of Germany's best-preserved medieval city centres; on the Domberg hill, the cathedral and St Severus' Church stand side by side.
💡 Did you know? The Krämerbrücke is Europe's longest bridge continuously built over and inhabited: people still live and trade on it today.
about 2.1 million
central Germany
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Wartburg Castle
Saale
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a lion with eight stars
the Thuringian Forest
Thuringia lies in the centre of Germany and is known for the Thuringian Forest and the Wartburg.
💡 Did you know? At Wartburg Castle, Martin Luther translated the New Testament into German.
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