Films and series set in Thüringen

7 films and series set here, plus 9 with only a filming location; ordered by German Wikipedia lookups, not viewings or sales.

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1WeimarTatort: Die Fette Hoppe4
2NauendorfIch, Thomas Müntzer, Sichel Gottes1

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Relief: Copernicus EU-DEM (modified; not endorsed by the European Union), with SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 where it does not reach. Boundaries: Natural Earth. Settings: Wikidata. Sources

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Tatort: Der feine Geist2021 · film · Parkhöhle · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#180.7avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Nackt unter Wölfen2015 · film · KZ Buchenwald
#248.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Zwei schräge Vögel1989 · film · Großbreitenbach · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#345.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Tatort: Die Fette Hoppe2013 · film · Weimar
#438.6avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Nackt unter Wölfen1963 · film · KZ Buchenwald
#538.0avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Tatort: Der wüste Gobi2017 · film · Weimar · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#637.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Die geliebten Schwestern2014 · film · Weimar
#735.2avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Tatort: Der kalte Fritte2018 · film · Weimar · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#830.6avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Tatort: Der letzte Schrey2020 · film · Weimar
#928.7avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Pettersson und Findus – Das schönste Weihnachten überhaupt2016 · film · Erfurt · filmed here, setting unrecorded
#1022.1avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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