 Tenneberg Castle in winter | ||
| Waltershausen | ||
| federal state | Thuringia | |
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| Residents | 12.973 (2019) | |
| height | 320 m | |
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The town Waltershausen is not far north of the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.
background
getting there
By plane
By train
With the Thuringian Forest Railway can Waltershausen from direction Gotha or Bad Tabarz can be reached by getting off at the bus stop Waltershausen Gleisdreieck have to change to line 6. There is also a standard-gauge branch line from Fröttstädt, where you can catch regional trains from the main line Erfurt–Eisenach changes.
By bus
In the street
Waltershausen can be easily reached via the east-west Autobahn 4. The departure is called 
41a Waltershausen. South of the village, the B 88 runs from Eisenach to Ilmenau. The German toy route.
mobility
The Thüringerwaldbahn line 6, which Waltershausen opens up in island mode, stops at the following stations: Gleisdreieck, Ohrdrufer Straße, Goethestraße, Albrechtstraße and Bahnhof. The train takes 7 minutes for this. The frequency is not very regular, but you can expect a tram at least every half hour between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays.
Tourist Attractions
The Tenneberg Castle rises on the castle hill above Waltershausen. It does not have a uniform architectural style, but influences from several epochs. There is a museum in the castle. Other places of interest are:
- Claustor
- historical town hall
- City Church
activities
The City festival takes place every year around Ascension Day.
shop
Most of the shops can be found in the old town center around the market square. Supermarkets can be found just outside the city center along the Ohrdrufer Street (Aldi, REWE, Tegut).
Another shopping center is located on Triniusstraße near the city center, where there are several branches of various retail chains (Netto, KIK, family, NKD).
kitchen
see point "Accommodation"; the respective accommodations have additional possibilities to supply themselves with meals.
nightlife
Cafes and pubs
- 1 Culture pub Spatz (Beer garden, pub, music pub, culture pub, Music, dance, live music, concerts, games, art, culture, commune, collective operation), August-Bebel-Strasse 4, 99880 Waltershausen (not far from the DB train station; at the turning loop of line 6 of the Thuringian Forest Railway). Tel.: 49 (0)3622 208 149, Fax: 49 (0)3622 208 148, Email: [email protected]. Open: Thursday to Saturday from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Sunday from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. The culture bar of the KoWa-Kultinativ e.V. in the municipality of Waltershausen. Regular concerts and other cultural events. Sundays from 3 p.m. dance (linedance, discofox, samba, mambo), from 8 p.m. tango. Big New Year's Eve buffet with dance. Own events with buffet. Changing exhibitions.
accommodation
- 1 Country inn "Zur Tanne", Cumbacher Strasse 1, 99880 Schnepfenthal (near Waltershausen). Tel.: (0)3622 69005, Email: [email protected]. Open: The associated inn has the following opening times: Mon Tue are closed, Wed - Sun 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.Price: single room from 45 €, double room from 80 € (each including breakfast).
- 2 Hotel & Restaurant "Waldhaus", Zeughausgasse 5, 99880 Waltershausen. Tel.: (0)3622 69003, Fax: (0)3622 902249, Email: [email protected]. Open: The associated restaurant has the following opening times: Mon 5.30 p.m. - 11 p.m., Tue - Fri 4 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat 11.30 a.m. - 11 p.m., closed on Sundays.Price: single from € 38, double from € 54 (each without breakfast!).
- 3 Waltershausen council hostel, Brauhausgasse 1, 99880 Waltershausen. Tel.: (0)174 1942609, Fax: (0)3622 66905, Email: [email protected]. The associated restaurant "Tolle Knolle" has a wine cellar, a gallery, a councilor's corner and a beer garden.Price: single room from 50 €, double room from 68 €, breakfast costs 6 € extra.
security
health
Practical advice
trips
- Friedrichroda (7 km south) - Reinhardsbrunn Castle, nearby the Marienglashöhle.
- Bad Tabarz (7 km southwest) - climatic health resort and state-approved Kneipp health resort since 2001.
- Gotha (13 km northeast) - the former residential city of Gotha with Friedenstein Castle is the next big city.
literature
- Hartmut Mai: Waltershauser saga book - "Look into the land of Tenneberg". Legends, stories and history, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2006, ISBN 978-3-938997-38-3
- Carl Polack: "Waltershauser Chronicle“, A contribution to Thuringian history and antiquity, self-published, Waltershausen, 1854
Web links
- http://www.waltershausen.de - Official website of Waltershausen
