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Blankenstein

Ortsteil of Rosenthal am Rennsteig in Thuringia, Germany

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Blankenstein (German pronunciation: [ˈblaŋkn̩ʃtaɪn]) is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. On 1 January 2019 it became part of the new municipality Rosenthal am Rennsteig. Prior to 2019, Blankenstein had been the seat of the Saale-Rennsteig Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association), which was disbanded in the reorganisation.

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