 During World War II, a satellite camp of Buchenwald concentration camp was located just outside the village of Flößberg.The forced labour camp was a branch of the Leipzig-based arms manufacturer, Hugo Schneider AG (HASAG).In 1960, the first motorcycle race on "Frohburger Dreieck" took place, and in 1962 the first motocross competition on the track "Am Kaplanberg".