Freienorla is located in the German state of

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and lar ...

. Although quite small and obscure, the municipality is known locally for its Gothic church as well as its lower mill, a

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

facility thought to be built in the tenth century. The Orlabahn railroad has a station located in Freienorla. Neighboring towns include

Jena Jena () is a German city and the second largest city in Thuringia. Together with the nearby cities of Erfurt and Weimar, it forms the central metropolitan area of Thuringia with approximately 500,000 inhabitants, while the city itself has a po ...

and Eisenberg. Freienorla is located 145 miles from the capital of

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...

. File:Kirche Freienorla.JPG, Gothic church File:Untermuehle Freienorla.JPG, Lower mill

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* Municipalities in Thuringia Saale-Holzland-Kreis {{SaaleHolzland-geo-stub