The Thuringian Goethe Way begins in the centre of Weimar, and runs past Blankenhain as a light footpath to Großkochberg.
In 1673 he became adjunct and pastor in Hausen near Gotha, and in 1689 he became superintendent and court chaplain in Blankenhain.
Otto Hammann (23 January 1852 Blankenhain – 18 June 1928 Fürstenberg/Havel) was a German journalist and a German Foreign Office official 1894-1916.
The Principality of Erfurt (Fürstentum Erfurt) existed from 1806 to 1814 and included Erfurt and the surrounding land, including the Grafschaft Blankenhain.