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Palaces
Schmalkalden
Above the old town of Schmalkalden stands a castle that the centuries have passed by almost without a trace. Landgrave William IV of Hesse began building the Wilhelmsburg as a secondary residence in 1584, and because it was hardly used lat…
Waterfalls
Schmalkalden
A waterfall with an on/off switch: the Trusetal Waterfall in Brotterode-Trusetal is not purely natural but was created in 1865. Inspired by the rock scenery, the building officer Specht had the River Truse diverted along an artificial chan…