The Hofberg nature reserve is located as a foothill of a mountain range in the Rhön south-east of Roßdorf in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. The area covers 43 hectares and is characterised by extensive, extensively used calcareous semi-arid vegetation (including gentian-schillergrass and trespen semi-arid grassland) with numerous endangered plant and animal species. Also worth mentioning are individual older solitary trees (natural monuments). The area is part of the large-scale nature conservation project "Thüringer Rhönhutungen".

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Eberhard Köhler from the Wiesenköhler riding and hiking farm in Roßdorf has taken over the care of the area from spring 2021. For more information, see www.wiesenkoehler.de/index.html