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How did the separation come about?
Why was the borders system erected?
How was the „State Borders West“ constructed to a nearly insurmountable barrier?
What were the details of the different borders fortifications of the GDR?
How was the everyday life in the former prohibited border area in the GDR?
What problems and difficulties the people in Neustadt with the border?
Where could the people of the GDR travel to?
What was the effect of the border for business and industry in Neustadt?
What happend when the border between Neustadt and Sonneberg was opened?
What happened between the opening of the Border and today in the area of Neustadt?

Commemorative stone „US formations in the border to the liberty 1945 - 1900“	Commemorative piece „Contrary to oblivion“
For these questions and many others the Information Center will give answers. So it's a chance for schools to visit this unique Information Center. There are a lot of pictures, text documents and models to see. There are also offered guided tours with briefings and video.

The former mill „Bergmühle“	The closed railway Neustadt-Sonneberg in the past/time of separation	At the „Gebrannte Brücke“ in 1949
That was the „Gebrannt Brücke“ in the past time of separation	The metal grid fence with anti person mines SM 70	Watchdogs are guarding an area without mines
Historical Signposts	11th November 1989: Hopeful look at the „Gebrannte Brücke“ to the other side	The Zone border with narbed wire fence and a wooden oberservation tower in the 50ies