Germany-Bavaria

Northen Frankenwald, a Bavaria's finger in the hearth of Turingia. View tower Thuringian Warte (look-out), built in the year 1963, rises 26.5 meters high on the top of the Ratzenberg hill. The air-line distance from there to the border of Thuringia is only 200 meters. Because of its unique situation at the former border between Bavaria and the German Democratic Republic, it was not only a "window" to the other part of Germany, but also an important touristic attraction in Bavaria, which has seen up to about 1 million visitors until present. Even today, after the reunification of the two German states, the Thuringia Warte is still an attraction.

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Northen Frankenwald, a Bavaria's finger in the hearth of Turingia. View tower Thuringian Warte (look-out), built in the year 1963, rises 26.5 meters high on the top of the Ratzenberg hill. The air-line distance from there to the border of Thuringia is only 200 meters. Because of its unique situation at the former border between Bavaria and the German Democratic Republic, it was not only a "window" to the other part of Germany, but also an important touristic attraction in Bavaria, which has seen up to about 1 million visitors until present. Even today, after the reunification of the two German states, the Thuringia Warte is still an attraction.