Thuringia sborders on the states of
Lower Saxony,
Saxony-Anhalt,
Saxony,
Bavaria and
Hesse.
The most conspicuous geographical feature of Thuringia is the
Thuringian Forest (Thüringer Wald),
a mountain chain in the southwest. In the northwest Thuringia includes a small part of the
Harz mountains.
Highest point is the
Grosse Beerberg in the Thuringian Forest at 983 m.
Its capital is
Erfurt. Other major cities in Thuringia are Weimar, Jena, Eisenach and Nordhausen.
