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| Themar | ||
| federal state | Thuringia | |
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| Residents | 2.851 (2019) | |
| height | 330 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 36 873 69 732 themar.de | |
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Themar is a lovely small town in Southwest Thuringia. The small town on the Werra is known nationwide due to the nearby Veßra monastery.
background
getting there
By plane
By train
Themar has a train station that is on the single track line Meiningen - Sonneberg lies. However, the station has 4 platforms. Trains run hourly in every direction.
By bus
In the street
By bicycle
On foot
The Werra-Burgen-Steig leads along the western edge of the village.
mobility
Map of Themar
Tourist Attractions
Old town With:
- Marketplace with half-timbered town hall
- Office building- Built in 1665 in the Franconian-Henneberg half-timbered house style. Today the building is the seat of the local history museum and tourist information.
- Parts of the City wall with defense towers - 6 of 7 towers have been preserved
- 1 St Bartholomew Church
- built 1488-1502. Four medieval carved altars, crescent Madonna, Renaissance pulpit, epitaphs, etc.
- Worth seeing - The monastery is about 2 km southeast of Themar. The 6 hectare site is surrounded by a monastery wall. Some monastery buildings from the 16th century have been preserved. The still existing gatehouse with church dates back to the 12th century. The grave chapel of the monastery with wall paintings from the 15th century is also worth seeing. Incidentally, the monastery basilica burned down in 1939.
- Cornerstones of the monastery history - The monastery was founded in 1131 as a Premonstratensian monastery. It experienced its heyday in the 13th century. Today a museum is housed on the monastery grounds. The former monastery is a national tourist destination in southern Thuringia.
- Hennebergisches Museum Kloster Veßra - The open-air museum shows half-timbered houses from the Hennberger Land. There is also a diverse exhibition program. further information: www.museumklostervessra.de
activities
shop
kitchen
- Green Tree, Markt 9, 98660 Themar (directly on the market square). Tel.: 49 (0)36873 - 60443. German cuisine as well as homemade international specialties.Open: Mon & Tue: closed, Wed & Thu: 4.30pm - 11pm, Fri & Sat: 4.30pm - midnight, Sun: 11am - 2.00pm & 4.30pm - 10pm.
nightlife
accommodation
- Green Tree, Markt 9, 98660 Themar (directly on the market square). Tel.: 49 (0)36873 - 60443. Probably the most frequented location in the small town. Popular with regulars as well as visitors and tourists.Feature: pension.Open: Mon & Tue: closed, Wed & Thu: 4.30pm - 11pm, Fri & Sat: 4.30pm - midnight, Sun: 11am - 2.00pm & 4.30pm - 10pm.
health
Practical advice
1 Themar Tourist Information Office, Schuhmarkt 6, 98660 Themar. Tel.: 49 36 873 69 732, Fax: 49 36 873 69 739, Email: [email protected].
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.themar.de - Themar official website
