Blankenstein
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{{Infobox German place
|type = Ortsteil
|Municipality = Rosenthal am Rennsteig
|image_photo =
|image_coa = Wappen Blankenstein (Saale).png
|coordinates = {{coord|50|24|7|N|11|42|1|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|state = Thüringen
|district = Saale-Orla-Kreis
|elevation = 450
|area = 1.53
|population = 705
|Stand = 2017-12-31
|postal_code = 07366
|area_code = 036642
|licence = SOK
|website = [http://www.gemeinde-blankenstein.de/ www.gemeinde-blankenstein.de]
}}
Blankenstein is a village and a former municipality in the district Saale-Orla-Kreis, in Thuringia, Germany. On 1 January 2019 it became part of the new municipality Rosenthal am Rennsteig. Prior to 2019, Blankenstein had been the seat of the Saale-Rennsteig Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association), which was disbanded in the reorganisation.
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Category:Former municipalities in Thuringia
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