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Spring

In spring, the light can still reach the forest floor unhindered and a veritable sea of flowers emerges.


Wilderness

Here you can get an idea what the primeval forests of Central Europe might have looked like in ancient times.


UNESCO World Heritage

A unique, extensive and unbroken remnant of the ancient Central European upland beech forest grows here on the limestone of Hainich.


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