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| People Mountain | ||
| federal state | Thuringia | |
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| Residents | 2.084 (2019) | |
| height | 300 m | |
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People Mountain, the "city of seven valleys", is located in the narrow valley of the Sormitz, a tributary of the Saale Thuringian Slate Mountains Nature Park / Upper Saale. The town is a state-approved resort and in 1997 received the federal award for "Environment and Tourism".
getting there
The B 90 runs over Leutenberg, the one in Hockeroda from the B 85 Saalfeld branches off and continues over Wurzbach to Bad Lobenstein leads where there is a connection with the A 9. In addition, Leutenberg is on the Sormitztalbahn, on the two-hour regional trains from Saalfeld, the next transfer point for long-distance traffic, to Bad Lobenstein and on to Blankenstein an der Saale.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The town has an idyllic old town with many half-timbered houses. That is about Leutenberg Friedensburg Castle, which was the residence of the Counts of Schwarzburg-Leutenberg. Later it served the Counts of Schwarzburger-Rudolstadt as a widow's seat. Aemilie von Schwarzburg was a famous resident. After it was the object of the State Security in the GDR and was a brief restaurant in the early 1990s, it now serves as a specialist hospital for dermatology. The inner courtyard is freely accessible, the premises, such as the apple room, can be visited on a guided tour, for which you have to register in advance (more information directly at the castle).
Further sights are the neo-Gothic town hall, the town church and the local history museum. Signs point to other sights and historical buildings.
These signs can also be found in the individual districts of the community of people mountain. The districts are: Grünau, Dorfilm, Herschdorf, Hirzbach, Kleingeschwenda, Landsendorf, Löhma, Munschwitz, Rosenthal, Steinsdorf, St. Jakob and Schweinbach. These small villages often have a beautiful townscape and old churches. A special highlight is the upper basin of the "Hohenwarte II" pump storage facility on the Amilienhöhe near Löhma, from where you have an unforgettable view of the Hohenwarte dam. All districts can be reached via the six circular hiking trails (the shortest 3 km, the longest approx. 15 km long) from Leutenberg.
Menschenberg is ideal for hikers. There are not only the six circular hiking trails, but also many hiking destinations in the vicinity of the city: Sizzohöhe, Bernhardtstein, Cronebrunnen, Schwartzenshöhe, Siebentälerblick and much more.The Sormitz hiking trail runs through Leutenberg from Wurzbach to Hockeroda. Along the wild and romantic Sormitztal you can learn a lot about the valley. The hike can be ended at any time at one of the train stations (Wurzbach, Zschachenmühle, Lichtentanne, Leutenberg or Hockeroda), which are located directly on the hiking route. There is also the Saale-Orla hiking trail (red triangle on a white mirror). The Saalfeld-Leutenberg hiking trail (green bar on a white mirror) ends in Leutenberg below the Löhmberg. Along its course there are always beautiful views, for example from the Schliefertsattel to the Saale Valley or the Franconian Forest, or amazed with geological gems, such as the slide with the devil's bridge or the plank wall.
Further hiking trails that run through the community of people mountain are the international mountain hiking trail Eisenach-Budapest (EB or Blue Cross), which runs here together with the mountain hiking trail E3 (Atlantic-Black Sea), and the Hohenwartestausee circular hiking trail. Both touch the districts of Löhma and Steinsdorf, the EB also Kleingeschwenda. Overall, Leutenberg is suitable for an active family holiday in nature and a quiet atmosphere.
activities
- "Alexandra" outdoor pool, Ilm Valley. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 22424, Fax: (0)36734 22208. Solar-heated outdoor pool with two pools and a water slide.Open: May, June, Sept daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July, August 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.Price: Free entry with the Thuringia Card.
- Sauna "to the rock grotto", Main street 29 (in the inn "Garküche"). Price: € 6.50 per person.
shop
- 1 NKD, Friedrich-Müller-Str 2, 07338 Leutenberg. Clothing store.Open: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 6.30 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- 2 Butcher shop Siegfried Müller, Hauptstrasse 31, 07338 Leutenberg.
- 3 Agrar GmbH Dorfilm, Dorfilm 20, 07338 Leutenberg. Meat and sausage from our own production.
- 4 Guder Bakery, Hauptstrasse 37, 07338 Leutenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 22293.
- 5 Castle Drugstore, Schloßstraße 4, 07338 Leutenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 22247. Temporarily closed.
- Shoe store. Main road.
- Beverage market Försterstüb'l. Village film.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel & inn "Garküche", Main street 29. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 28102, Fax: 49 (0)36734 30919, Email: [email protected]. Price: Per person including breakfast: single 37 € (from 3 nights 35 €), double 35 € (from 3 nights 32 €), comfort room 42 € (from 3 nights 38 €).
- 2 Hotel Schwarzburger Hof, Markt 8, 07338 Leutenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 22329, Fax: 49 (0)36734 23329, Email: [email protected].
- 3 White Lamb Inn, Hauptstrasse 30, 07338 Leutenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 22202, Fax: 49 (0)36734 22087, Email: [email protected]. The beer garden is open from May to September.Open: the associated restaurant: Tue - Fri 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sat Sun 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., closed on Mondays.Price: Single from € 33, double from € 56 (each including breakfast) (from 4 nights it is cheaper).
- 4 Sormitzblick biker hostel, Hirschweg 14, 07338 Leutenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 22248, Fax: 49 (0)36734 33580, Email: [email protected]. Price: Single from € 38, double from € 72.
health
hospital
- 1 Specialized hospital for dermatology, Schlossstrasse 25, 07338 Leutenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 800, Fax: 49 (0)36734 22362, Email: [email protected].
Pharmacies
- 2 Menschenberg Pharmacy, Hauptstrasse 24, 07338 Leutenberg. Tel.: 49 (0)36734 22219, Fax: 49 (0)36734 22220, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8.30 a.m. - 1 p.m., 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., closed on Saturdays.
trips
- Kaulsdorf. 7 km north, B 90, in Hockeroda on the B 85 towards Saalfeld. Place located at the entrance to the Saale valley below the Hohenwartetalsperre.
- Hohenwartetalsperre. 12 km northeast, B 90 / B 85 to Kaulsdorf, then country road. Dam with pumped storage power plant; Recreation area.
- Lehesten. 14 km south, B 90, straight on after the railway crossing. Small town on the northern edge of the Franconian Forest; Slate quarries.
- Wurzbach. 16 km southeast, B 90. Small town and holiday resort on the northern edge of the Franconian Forest; Railway hairpin.
- Ludwigsstadt. 17 km southwest, road towards Lehesten, 1 km after leaving the B 90 right. Franconian small town on the Loquitz, another tributary of the Saale, into which the Sormitz flows near Hockeroda; Slate Museum. Down the river Lauenstein Castle.
- Saalfeld. 18 km northwest, B 90 / B 85 via Kaulsdorf. The next larger city is a railway junction; with the famous fairy grottoes.
