Schmiedefeld
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Schmiedefeld is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
, in Thuringia
, Germany
close to the Thuringian Rennsteig
.
It belongs to the municipal association
Lichtetal am Rennsteig
, which consists of the municipalities Lichte
, Piesau
, Reichmannsdorf
, and Schmiedefeld.
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is a Kreis in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Weimarer Land, Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla, the district Kronach in Bavaria, and the districts Sonneberg, Hildburghausen and Ilm-Kreis.-History:The district dates back to the Landratsamt...
, in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
close to the Thuringian Rennsteig
Rennsteig
The Rennsteig is a ridge walk as well as an historical boundary path in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Highland and Franconian Forest in central Germany....
.
It belongs to the municipal association
Municipal association
Municipal associations are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, and Thuringia. In Baden-Württemberg and Schleswig-Holstein the term stipulated municipal association is used....
Lichtetal am Rennsteig
Lichtetal am Rennsteig
Lichtetal am Rennsteig is a municipal association in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of government is in Lichte...
, which consists of the municipalities Lichte
Lichte
thumb|220px|Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006thumb|220px|[[Leibis-Lichte Dam]], 102.5 m highLichte is a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geography :...
, Piesau
Piesau
Piesau is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.It has a glass-factory and is known as glass-maker-village. The first time glass was made in Piesau was in 1622. Up until today glass is the main reason of existence in Piesau. Carl...
, Reichmannsdorf
Reichmannsdorf
Reichmannsdorf is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany.It belongs to the municipal association Lichtetal am Rennsteig, which consists of the municipalities Lichte, Piesau, Reichmannsdorf, and Schmiedefeld.-References:...
, and Schmiedefeld.
Places of interest
- The MorassinaMorassinaMorassina is an inactive mine in Schmiedefeld, Thuringia, Germany. Today it is a tourist attraction known for its stalactites.-History:The first recorded mention of the mine dates to 1683, as a source of alum, iron and copper vitriols , sulfur, and colored clay. The colours of the stalactites are...
, a former mine with many stalactiteStalactiteA stalactite , "to drip", and meaning "that which drips") is a type of speleothem that hangs from the ceiling of limestone caves. It is a type of dripstone...
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