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| Schmalkalden | ||
| federal state | Thuringia | |
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| Residents | 19.732 (2019) | |
| height | 295 m | |
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Schmalkalden is a historic city in Thuringia. The castle and old town are well worth seeing. The Thuringian Forest invites you to go on excursions.
background
Schmalkalden and the immediate region is a specialty, because the place and some neighboring places belonged since 1583 as "Reign of Schmalkalden"continuously to Hesse. That is the reason why Hessian and not Thuringian is spoken in Schmalkalden to this day. Affiliation to Hesse ended in 1944 through a Führer decree and was then cemented by the Iron Curtain. Schmalkalden still belongs to the Protestant church Hessen, the Catholic Church, on the other hand, has adapted to modern administrative boundaries.
getting there
By plane
By train
The Wernshausen railway line - Zella Mehlis, on which Schmalkalden is located, is used by the Süd-Thüringen-Bahn.
By bus
In the street
Schmalkalden is off the beaten track 
which runs along 6 km west of the city and Eisenach With Meiningen connects. In the 
of Erfurt after Meiningen the junctions Meiningen-Nord (24 km away) and Suhl / Zella-Mehlis (26 km away) come into question.
The German half-timbered street leads through the place.
By bicycle
Schmalkalden is on Mommelstein cycle pathwho the Werratal cycle path with the Rennsteig at the Grenzwiese on Inselsberg connects.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Old town - 90% of the late medieval half-timbered houses have been preserved.
- town hall at the Altmarkt
- Todenwarthe bunker - built in the 16th century
- Hessenhof am Neumarkt - beautiful half-timbered house, valuable medieval paintings in the basement (from the 13th century).
- Remains of the city wall - The defensive wall was built in 1315.
- 1 City Church of St. George
- The outstanding late Gothic hall church was completed in 1507. The Luther room with an exhibition on church art is well worth seeing.- Luther room in the town church of St. Georg - Exhibition on church art
- 2 Wilhelmsburg Castle - Wilhelm IV of Hesse built the castle between 1585 - 90. It has been preserved in almost its original condition. It has housed a historical museum since 1873. The castle rooms with their beautiful interior can be visited. The castle church with its old organ is also worth seeing.
- Hist. Regional museum in the castle - Castle rooms with beautiful interiors. A collection on the city and regional history is on display. A collection of stove plates can also be viewed.
- 3 New hut in the Weidental district - the historic steelworks is located approx. 4 km north of the city center. The blast furnace from 1835 has been restored and can be visited.
activities
- 1 Viba nougat world, Nougat-Allee 1 (formerly Auerweg 1), 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: 49 (0)3683 6921600. Exhibition, hands-on courses, show and adventure confectionery, shop, nougat bar counter and Italian restaurant.Open: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., including Sundays and public holidays.
Regular events
- Schmalkalder deer meal (City Festival), last weekend in August
shop
kitchen
- 1 Ratskeller, Altmarkt 2, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 402742, Fax: (0)3683 6086076. The inn is located right in the city center, German cuisine with Thuringian specialties.Open: daily 11 a.m. - midnight.
- 2 Maykel's Restaurant, Lutherplatz 1, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 608970. Open: Mon - Sat from 10 a.m., closed on Sun.
- 3 Music café "FLY-IN", Ernst-Thälmann-Straße 2 a, 98574 Schmalkalden OT Niederschmalkalden. Tel.: (0)36848 40270, Fax: (0)36848 40271, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tue - Thu 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Fri Sat 11 a.m. - 3 a.m., Sun 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Mondays are closed.
nightlife
- Summer movie nights (Open air cinema)
accommodation
- 1 City hotel patrician, Weidebrunner Gasse 9, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 604514, Fax: (0)3683 604518, Email: [email protected]. Price: single room from 79 €, double room from 109 €, suite 149 €.
- 2 Hotel Jagerklause, Pfaffenbach 45, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 600143, Fax: (0)3683 604513, Email: [email protected]. On the outskirts of Schmalkalden.Open: Mon - Fri from 5 p.m., Sat Sun from 11.30 a.m.Price: single room from € 44, double room from € 69 (breakfast, however, € 8 extra!).
- 3 Pondhotel Schmalkalden, Teichstrasse 21, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 402661, Fax: (0)3683 401140, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant, bar and bowling alley available.Open: Bar: Mon - Thu 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., Fri - Sat 6:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m., closed on Sundays.Price: single room from € 55, double room from € 86.
- 4 Aktiv & Vital Hotel Thuringia, Notstrasse 33, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 466570, Fax: (0)3683 46657999, Email: [email protected]. Price: single from € 63.50, double from € 90.
- 5 Pension Rau, Am Neuen Teich 12, 98574 Schmalkaden. Tel.: (0)3683 603506. Feature: pension.Price: Single from € 34, double from € 58 (each including breakfast).
- 6 Waldhotel Ehrental, Im Ehrental, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 6890, Fax: (0)3683 689199, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant and bowling alley available.Price: single room from € 54, double room from € 76, suite € 86.
Learn
health
- 2 Hirsch pharmacy, Neumarkt 9, 98574 Schmalkalden. Tel.: (0)3683 69410, Fax: (0)3683 694118, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Practical advice
literature
- Harry Gerlach: Schmalkalden. 1994, ISBN 3-623-00976-8
- Peter Handy, Karl-Heinz Schmöger: Princes, Estates, Reformers. Schmalkalden and the Schmalkaldic Bund. J. Perthes Vlg., Gotha 2002, ISBN 3-623-00746-3
- Pryzemyslaw P Zalewski, Sibylle Putzke: Building history of a craft town. Schmalkalden. Reinhold, 2004, ISBN 3-910166-90-3
