To dark mountains

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still base data
Land of the Federal Republic
are missing: Thuringia
district: Gotha
surface: 7.57 km ²
inhabitants: 1487 (31. December 2002)
Height: 444 m and. NN
postal zip codes: 99898
preselection: 03623
geographical situation:
Coordinates: 50° 50 ' N, 10° 35 ' O
50° 50 ' N, 10° 35 ' O
Kfz characteristics: GTH
Website: finsterbergen.de

dark mountains is a municipality in the Thuringian district Gotha, central administrative body Reinhardsbrunn. The nationally recognized Erholungsort possesses about 1500 inhabitants and has a municipality surface of 7,5 km ².

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was mentioned

for the first time documentary history dark mountains in the year 1141 as Vorwerk of the monastery Reinhardsbrunn.

economics

the male inhabitants of dark saving were well-known as driving people. As however in 19. Century the railway increasingly the wagoner nature displaced, manufactured numerous families of doll parts in home working.

With the development of the tourism an economic upswing began also in dark mountains. It exists a written proof from the year 1888 over the attendance to first holidays guest of the place. Today (2006) is dark mountains a much visited Erholungsort.

traffic

three kilometers northeast from dark mountains runs the federal highway 88 iron oh - Ilmenau. The next motorway connection place is north been appropriate for Gotha Boxberg, about 14 km.

The Buslinien 844, 845 and 852 of the regional traffic community Gotha connect particularly with the nearest city Friedrichroda ( distance to dark mountains: 7 km) and the district town Gotha (distance: approx. 20 km). The next regional and streetcar connection exists at the station Friedrichroda, the next remote station is Gotha at the railroad line Bebra Erfurt.

worth knowing

the well-known chamber singer A. Cheese from Leipzig wrote the lines after a stay in dark mountains:

“Only one I do not have to merrily still admit,
with dark have in common the place to anything.
Dark, no glad mountains würd ich´s do not call,
because darkly kanns at this place not its. “
 

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