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Self-catering Hut Self-catering Hut · Franconian Forest · 729 m

Kurfürstenhütte

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Direkt am Kolonnenweg der ehemaligen Zonengrenze
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50.439215, 11.440312
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50°26'21.2"N 11°26'25.1"E
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32U 673281 5590312
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Hallo Wanderfreunde, Ich bzw. wir wollen uns das erste Mal in Thüringen auf Wanderschaft begeben und haben bisher immer nur vom Verbot zum Lagern /Zelten gelesen und gehört. Nun steht hier bei der Schutzhütte etwas von Schlafplätzen bzw. "nur auf den ausgewiesenen Plätzen zelten". Wo können wir denn Informationen dazu finden, wo man so Lagern bzw. für eine oder zwei Nächte Zelten darf? Wir sind dankbar für die Hilfe Liebe Grüße Maike

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