News from the Geopark
forestry work
From 13 October to 30 November 2025, tree felling work will take place in the area between the pterosaur and the big-footed mountain runner, which…
mehr lesenpainting competition 'fossil of the year 2026'
Creative competition for secondary schools in the UNESCO Global Geopark Thüringen Inselsberg – Drei Gleichen
To mark International Geodiversity Day…
mehr lesenHappy International Geodiversity Day!
Worldwide
International Geodiversity Day on 6 October celebrates the diversity of inanimate nature – rocks, minerals, fossils, soils, landforms and…
mehr lesenGeotope Day 2025 at Bromacker
Tambach-Dietharz
Last Sunday, Geotope Day was celebrated throughout Germany. This year, our Geopark welcomed visitors to the Bromacker excavation…
mehr lesenCave ridge securing in the Marienglashöhle Friedrichroda
Friedrichroda
On Tuesday, 29 April 2025 from 8:00 a.m., a securing of the ridges in the Marienglashöhle will take place. This is for the safety of…
mehr lesenMine maintenance in the Tourist Mine “Hühn” - gratitude for the support
Brotterode-Trusetal, Tourist Mine "Hühn"
This year, the Tourist Mine "Hühn" welcomed numerous enthusiastic guests from April to October. The warm…
mehr lesenBarbara festival at the Kittelsthal Dripstone Cave
Ruhla OT Kittelsthal
Lights in the darkness and cherry branches as a symbol of happiness
In honour of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners and…
mehr lesen20 years Global Geoparks Network
This year, the Global Geopark Network is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The global network of geoparks was founded in 2004 to preserve the…
mehr lesen50 years after the first bone was found at Bromacker
A mystery that has lasted for decades has finally been solved – the bone turns out to be a pelvic bone from an early saurian.
Today, the…
mehr lesenReview of the Geotope Day 2024 in the UNESCO Global Geopark Thuringia Inselsberg - Drei Gleichen
Entire Geopark
On the occasion of the Day of the Geotope on Sunday, 15 September 2024, a variety of events were again offered at the UNESCO Geopark…
mehr lesenStudents develop new ideas for the dinosaur adventure trail in the Thuringian Forest
Georgenthal and Tambach-Dietharz
The UNESCO Global Geopark Thuringia Inselsberg - Drei Gleichen is planning, in consultation with the rural community…
mehr lesenStudents at the University of Jena investigate Donnershauk
Steinbach-Hallenberg
The long-standing collaboration between the UNESCO Global Geopark Thuringia Inselsberg - Drei Gleichen and the Institute of…
mehr lesenNew finds of early saurians during research excavation at Bromacker
Museum of Natural History Berlin
This year's excavation at the world-famous Bromacker fossil site in Thuringia has come to an end and was a complete…
mehr lesenGeopark Thuringia Inselsberg - Drei Gleichen masters 1st UNESCO re-evaluation visit
Entire Geopark
In July 2024, something big happened once again in our rather small Geopark - it underwent its first re-evaluation visit to check…
mehr lesenSparkling stones and bright children's eyes
Ruhla, local area Kittelsthal
The young speleologists in Kittelsthal can confirm that nature is a good teacher. They meet under the expert guidance…
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