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The church is the parish church of the Mühlhausen old town and was gifted to the Teutonic Order in 1227. The current building was constructed between 1270 and 1300 as an early Gothic hall church, influenced by French cathedral architecture. It possesses significant art-historical elements such as a rose window, medieval stained glass, a late Gothic carved altar, and tomb slabs of important personalities. After the Reformation, religious expressions changed, and much of the original furnishings were lost. The west towers still date from the predecessor building and house historical bells. The church also developed into an important center for Protestant church music, with a peak in the work of Johann Sebastian Bach in the early 18th century.

The former monastery church of St. Crucis, located on the Kornmarkt, is characterized by the absence of a transept, unadorned masonry, as well as simple tracery windows and portals, marking it as a mendicant order church. It was built in the second half of the 13th century, incorporating a Romanesque predecessor; the tower was added – contrary to the rules of the Franciscan order – at the beginning of the 15th century in the angle between the nave and the choir. The building, which has been deconsecrated since 1802, and was initially used as a municipal weigh house and granary, later even as a shell for office spaces and apartments, only found an appropriate use after extensive restoration between 1973 and 75 and subsequent museological design, which is supplemented by special events, primarily of a musical nature. A crypt lapidarium provides information on the building history, an exterior lapidarium gathers valuable building fragments from the entire urban area. The Kornmarkt church was one of the main sites of events in Mühlhausen during the Peasants' War. The insurgents gathered here, and here they cast cannons for their fight. This authentic site today houses a permanent exhibition that informs about the course, highlights, and aftermath of the German Peasants' War in the context of the era and as part of German national history – the most comprehensive exhibition on this historical topic in Germany, accompanied by corresponding special exhibitions. Quelle: https://www.thueringen.info/kultur/muehlhausen-bauernkriegsmuseum/

The densely built Linsenstraße leads over the Breitsülze, a small artificial stream that has supplied the city with water since 1292.

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A very good special exhibition on 500 Years of the Peasants' War. This comprehensive exhibition covers the Peasants' War throughout Germany and presents key figures very well.

From 987 to 1472, a collegiate foundation was located near the church, which was subsequently relocated to Langensalza.[1] Today, the Church of St. Peter and Paul belongs to the Mühlhausen church district of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany.[2] Oberdorla's church is one of the oldest in all of Thuringia. Count Wigger I had it built in 987 on the Schenkenberg hill in the town center.[3] The present hall church was rebuilt around 1275 in place of the previous church from 987. https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiftskirche_St._Peter_und_Paul_(Oberdorla)

The Probstmühle (Provost's Mill) in Oberdorla is one of the seven mills that once stood, or still stand, on the Siebenmühlenbach stream. The name Probstmühle (Provost's Mill) or Herrenmühle (Herren's Mill) probably dates back to the 11th century, the year it was built. At that time, the mill belonged to the church foundation and was thus subordinate to the parish priest (Provost). Like most mills, the mill is a grain mill. Here, the grain brought by farmers was ground into flour, semolina, and rye flour. https://www.gemeinde-vogtei.de/verzeichnis/visitenkarte.php?mandat=193740

A railway cycle path is like a green ribbon that gently winds through the landscape, telling stories of a bygone era. Where trains once rolled and connected distant places.