Ilm-Saale-Platte - Ilm-Saale-Platte

The Ilm-Saale-Platte extends northeast of the Thuringian Forest between the rivers Ilm and Saale.

places

• Apolda - City of bell founders, between Weimar and the Thuringian Tuscany located.
• Bad Berka - Health resort between Weimar and Kranichfeld.
• Blankenhain - Blankenhain Castle.
• Koenigsee - located in the south; the largest twist drill in the world in front of the town hall.
• Crane field - End point of the railway line from Weimar; Upper lock.
• Stadtilm - Number 3 among the towns in the Ilmkreis; experiments on the fission of uranium nuclei were carried out in Stadtilm.
• Weimar - As the city of poets and thinkers, the cultural capital of Thuringia and at the same time by far the largest city in the area covered.

Other goals

background

The Ilm-Saale-Platte is spread over parts of several districts: the Ilm district, the city of Jena (battlefield of 1806), the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, the city of Weimar and the district of Weimarer Land.

getting there

By plane

The closest airport in 50.97972210.958056Airport Erfurt - Weimar(IATA: ERF) without scheduled connections is of little importance in air traffic.

The closest commercial airport with scheduled flights is the 51.42388888888912.236388888889Leipzig Halle Airport(IATA: LEJ). Due to the good train connection, the 50.0333333333338.5705555555556airport Frankfurt(IATA: FRA) Reachable with a change in Erfurt (travel time approx. 3 hours).

By train

In long-distance traffic after Erfurt, Weimar or Saalfeld, then continue with the regional train.

In the street

• Via the A4 for arrival Hesse and Saxony, or the A 71 to get there Saxony-Anhalt and Bavaria.
• Via the B 88 Saalfeld–Ilmenau for those arriving from the Vogtland.

mobility

The road network is well developed. In the meantime, all streets have been renovated to such an extent that every place can be easily reached.

• road
  • A 71 as a connection to Erfurt and Suhl and between Arnstadt and Ilmenau
  • B 7 Jena–Weimar
  • B 85 Rudolstadt–Bad Berka–Weimar
  • B 87 from Ilmenau north-east direction Stadtilm and Apolda
  • B 88 Ilmenau–Koenigsee–Saalfeld
• rail
  • 561 - Erfurt–Arnstadt–Saalfeld, Halt in Stadtilm, Singen, Paulinzella and Rottenbach. Frequency: every 2 hours
  • 565 - Erfurt–Weimar–Jena–Gera, Stop: Weimar, Oberweimar, Mellingen, Großschwabhausen and Jena West.
  • 579 - Weimar–Crane field, Halt: Weimar, Weimar West, Weimar Berkaer Bf, Nohra, Obergrunstedt, Holzdorf, Legefeld, Hetschburg, Bad Berka Zeughausplatz, Bad Berka, Munich, Tannroda and Kranichfeld.
  • 580 - Erfurt–Weimar–Bburg–Hall/Leipzig: Stop: Weimar, Oßmannstedt, Apolda and Niedertrebra
• bus

There are 2 bus companies in the Ilmkreis: the IOV for Ilmenau and the surrounding area and the RBA for Arnstadt. All places in the Ilm district can be reached by bus from these 2 cities.

Tourist Attractions

activities

• Ilmtal cycle path (Stützerbach – Ilmenau – Stadtilm – Weimar)

kitchen

accommodation

security

trips

• Thuringian heartland in the north and northwest
• Thuringian Tuscany in the confluence of the Ilm and the Saale.
• Thuringian Forest in the south and southwest

literature

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