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Seimbergschanzen
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Seimbergschanzen (Günter-Lesser-Schanzen):
| K-Point: | 38 m |
  Hill record: |
41.5 m (Erik Hörselmann , 2010-09-11) |
 Hill record: |
41.5 m (Carsten Gebhard  , 1981) |
| Coordinates: | 50.817599, 10.446333 ✔ 
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| K-Point: | 27 m |
| Hill record: |
30.5 m (Marcus Abicht , 2004) |
| Hill record: |
29.0 m (Janne Gebstedt , 2009) |
| Coordinates: | 50.817711, 10.446497 ✔
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| K-Point: | 17 m |
| Coordinates: | 50.817944, 10.447253 ✔
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| K-Point: | 12 m |
| Coordinates: | 50.817981, 10.447327 ✔
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| K-Point: | 4 m |
| Coordinates: | 50.818127, 10.446393 ✔
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| K-Point: | 3 m |
| Year of destruction: | ca. 2016 |
| Status: | destroyed |
| Coordinates: | 50.818117, 10.447469 ✔
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| Further jumps: | no |
| Plastic matting: | yes |
| Year of construction: | 1955 |
| Conversions: | 2009 |
| Status: | operating |
| Ski club: | WSV Brotterode |
| Coordinates: | 50.817599, 10.446333 ✔
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History:
The Seimbergschanzen in Brotterode (often also referred to as the Günter-Lesser-Schanzen) form a complex of small ski jumping hills located on the slope of the Seimberg, directly adjacent to the large Inselbergschanze in Brotterode-Trusetal (Thuringia). The facility belongs to WSV Brotterode and is an integral part of the Werner Lesser II Skisprung Arena, one of the most important training centres for young ski jumpers in the region.
The first hills on the Seimberg were built in 1954–1955 as pioneer and junior ski jumps, constructed alongside the then Aufbauschanze (today’s Inselbergschanze). As early as 1956, the first competition on an artificial surface was held there, representing one of the earlier uses of plastic matting for ski jumping in the GDR. The hills were also equipped with floodlights, allowing for evening training sessions.
For many years, the Seimbergschanzen served as winter training facilities for children and junior athletes, while summer training and competitions took place on the Oskar-Fuchs-Mattenschanzen K12 and K27, located about one kilometre away. Maintaining two separate complexes proved costly, and in 2009 a decision was made to fully centralise and modernise the facilities.
As part of the 2009 reconstruction, the older Oskar-Fuchs summer jumps were dismantled. On the site of the former K12 on the Seimberg, new K12 and K17 hills were built, equipped with plastic matting and stainless-steel inruns, while the existing Seimbergschanzen K28 and K38 were rebuilt into year-round facilities, featuring modern inrun tracks and artificial snowmaking.
In the same year, the entire modernised complex of five hills – from K12 up to the large Inselbergschanze – was named the “Werner Lesser II Skisprung Arena”, in honour of two-time Olympian and long-time WSV Brotterode coach Werner Lesser II. The official opening took place on 9 October 2009.
After centralisation, the Seimbergschanzen became the core of Brotterode’s ski jumping training centre. Thanks to plastic matting and artificial snowmaking, the complex can be used year-round, significantly improving training conditions and the organisation of youth competitions. It currently consists of the K12, K17, K28, and K38 hills. In the past, very small training hills for the youngest athletes (including K3) also existed here; these were still used in children’s competitions after 2016, though available sources do not state clearly when they were finally taken out of use.
Since 2009, the Seimbergschanzen have been a regular venue for children’s and junior competitions, especially the Thuringian Schülercup in ski jumping and Nordic combined. This is confirmed by regular entries in the calendars of the Thuringian Ski Association, numerous reports from the clubs in Ruhla and Lauscha describing events held “on the four hills” of the complex, and the municipal event calendar of Brotterode-Trusetal, which continues to list future Schülercup events, including for 2025.
The Seimbergschanzen also have a notable sporting history. On the K38/K39 hill, the summer hill record is 41.5 m, set by Carsten Gebhard in 1981, while the winter record – also 41.5 m – was achieved by Erik Hörselmann in 2010. On the K28 hill, the winter record (30.5 m) was set by Marcus Abicht in 2004, and the summer record (29.0 m) by Janne Gebstedt in 2009. Many of these athletes represented the strong regional centre in Ruhla, long associated with competition on Thuringia’s smaller hills.
Today, the Werner Lesser II Skisprung Arena, together with the Seimbergschanzen, remains an active training hub for new generations of ski jumpers. Although local media have pointed out that further infrastructural modernisation may become necessary in the future, the many documented regional competitions and ongoing club activity demonstrate that the Seimberg hills continue to play an important role in the regional system of youth training and ski jumping development.
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