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Monte Kali is a salt heap, composed of 96% of sodium chloride , located in Heringen , in the Land of Hesse in Germany. It is the largest and highest slag heap resulting from the exploitation of potash. Its dimensions reach 250 meters in height, 1,100 meters in length, and 700 meters in width for an area of ​​55 hectares, representing an estimated mass of 150 million tonnes, to which are added daily 20,000 tonnes of operational waste.

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Merkers Adventure Mine

Merkers Adventure Mine

13.25km from Monte Kali

Experience a 20-kilometre tour through the mine, underground mining museum, an historic gold room, a unique underground bucket-wheel excavator, simulated blasting and a laser show in the largest underground concert hall. Visitors are kitted out with clothes, a helmet and a lamp and a cage takes them down 5000 metres beneath the surface. There platform lorries are standing ready to take them on a twenty kilometre underground journey.

Wartburg Castle

Wartburg Castle

23.28km from Monte Kali

A beautiful majestic castle which was perched at a height of some 400 m above the delightful countryside, south of the city of Eisenach in Thuringia in central Germany. Its varied aspect and the sense of harmony it evokes are only two of its attractions for visitors. It was the first German castle to be designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, described as an exemplary hilltop castle of the feudal period in central Europe, despite alterations and additions made in later centuries.

Lutherhaus Eisenach

Lutherhaus Eisenach

24.43km from Monte Kali

The Lutherhaus in Eisenach is one of the oldest preserved half-timbered houses in Thuringia. According to tradition, Martin Luther lived here with the Cotta family during his school days from 1498 to 1501. It has been one of the most important historic Reformation sites since the 19th century and, as such, was designated a "European cultural heritage site" in 2011. The Lutherhaus has been run as a cultural history museum since 1956.

Altenstein Palace

Altenstein Palace

26.61km from Monte Kali

A majestic palace upon a rocky hill on the south-western slope of the Thuringian Forest, Germany. It was the summer residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen and is surrounded by 160 hectares of English landscape garden, which contain, among other objects of interest, a cavern 300 metres long, through which flows a large and rapid stream. It was one of the famous attractions in this area and also it gives an idea about the ancient lining style of the Dukes.

Trusetaler Wasserfall

Trusetaler Wasserfall

32.46km from Monte Kali

The Trusetal waterfall is the highest waterfall in the Thuringian Forest . It is located in the town of Brotterode-Trusetal and is not a natural phenomenon, but an artificially created attraction. The Trusetal waterfall is only open from Easter to the end of October each year. In the winter months, the water supply is turned off to prevent frost damage to the rock backdrop. A circular hiking trail that begins with 228 steps at the waterfall leads through the area of ​​this attraction.

Lake Werratal

Lake Werratal

32.53km from Monte Kali

A beautiful river which was located in the central Germany is the right-bank headwater of the Weser. It has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. It has its source near Eisfeld in southern Thuringia. It has so many attractions in the banks of this river.

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Thuringia

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Thuringia is known for its quartet of magnificent ancient cities and Wartburg Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Because of its vast mountainous and forested region, it is also designated as "the green heart of Germany".

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