Boxberg (Gotha)

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{{Short description|Town in Gotha, Germany}}

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Boxberg is a small town in the western Thuringian Basin about 5 kilometers southwest of Gotha, Germany.

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.gotha.de/leben-in-gotha/natur-umwelt-klimaschutz/stadtwald/boxberg.html |title=Community webpage |website=gotha.de |language=de |access-date=16 October 2022}}Thielmann, Georg; Roland, Pabst (2006). Die Thüringer Stammbahn [The Thuringian trunk line] (in German). Arnstadt: Wachsenburgverlag. ISBN 3-935795-00-9.Walter, Günter (2005). Aquädukt und Bahnhof Leinakanal [Leina canal aqueducts and stations] (in German). Bad Langensalza: Verlag Rockstuhl. ISBN 3-937135-50-2.

Boxberg is famous for its horse racing track, (a 19th-century English-style horse racing course) which is still in use today.{{cite web |url=https://www.eventpark-boxberg.de/ |title=Horse Racing Park at Boxberg |website=eventpark-boxberg.de |access-date=16 October 2022}}

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.https://www.bfp-aktuell.de/details/rr-bundescamp-2022Royal Rangers,Germany. Inside Bundescamp 2022. YouTube Video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzoIdfbgi6I

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