The Bell Museum in Apolda illustrates the history of bells over 3,000 years. The collection includes Oriental, early European and Chinese bells as well as those made in Apolda.
The Upper Saale Valley contains a number of artificial lakes including the Bleilochtalsperre, which stretches on for 28 km and is approximately 2 km across at its widest point.
Apolda lies some 30km/20mi east of Erfurt on the eastern edge of the Thuringian Basin. Its main industries are bell-founding and the manufacture of knitwear.
In Kapellendorf, 7km/4.5mi southwest of Apolda, is a moated castle (12th-16th C.), one of the finest and best preserved buildings of its kind. Pentagonal in plan, it is a particularly fine example of a Gothic stronghold of the type built in flat country, defended by a water-filled moat. In 1806 it was the headquarters of the Prussian army commanded by Prince von Hohenlohe (skirmishes at Kapellendorf and Vierzehnheiligen; Prussian defeats at Jena and Auerstedt).
Address: Burg Kapellendorf, Am Bäckerberg 1, D-99510 Kapellendorf, Germany
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Upper Saale Valley
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Paulinzella, Ilmenau
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