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Boxberg (Gotha)
Town in Gotha, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boxberg is a small town in the western Thuringian Basin about 5 kilometers southwest of Gotha, Germany.
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The name means "mountain where sheep/bucks graze", as the older German spelling "Bocksberg" suggests.
The town is built on a hilly range which covers an area of five square kilometers. The federal highway (Autobahn A4) cuts through the middle of the town.
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The Thuringian Forest (Halle–Bebra) railway and the Leina Canal also run through the Boxberg area.[1][2][3]
Boxberg is famous for its horse racing track, (a 19th-century English-style horse racing course) which is still in use today.[4] In August 2022, the Royal Ranger (Christian scouting movement) had their Bundescamp with over 16,000 people camping on the racegrounds, including a temporary stadium built.[5][6]