The Ohra is a river of

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. It flows into the Apfelstädt near

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. The

Ohra Dam The Ohra Dam ( or''Talsperre Ohra'') is a dam which impounds the Ohra in the German state of Thuringia. It lies on the northern side of the Thuringian Forest in the county of Landkreis Gotha, Gotha near the village of Luisenthal. Description Th ...

impounds the Ohra. The dam lies on the northern side of the

Thuringian Forest The Thuringian Forest (''Thüringer Wald'' in German language, German ) is a mountain range in the southern parts of the Germany, German state of Thuringia, running northwest to southeast. Skirting from its southerly source in foothills to a gorg ...

in the district of

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near the village of Luisenthal.

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