 View of Zella-Mehlis and Suhl-Nord from the Ruppberg | ||
| Zella Mehlis | ||
| federal state | Thuringia | |
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| Residents | 12.863 (2019) | |
| height | 500 m | |
| Tourist info | 49 36 82 48 28 40 http://www.tourismus.zella-mehlis.de/ | |
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The resort Zella Mehlis, in a basin in the middle Thuringian Forest is known for its weapons and ironmongery, its wooded and mountainous surroundings and its successful winter sports enthusiasts.
background
In the 12th century, charcoal burners and farmers, as well as wagons, blacksmiths and carters settled in the basins on the southern slope of the mountain ridge. Despite the poor suitability for agriculture, the two villages Zella St. Blasii and Mehlis developed briskly through passport services and the mining of silver and iron. The processing of metals into weapons and fine tools has also been documented since the late Middle Ages. These industries ensured the livelihoods of most of the residents in the centuries that followed. Since 1347 Zella St. Blasii belonged to the Wettins, after their division to the Ernestine line and from the 16th century to the new principality of Saxe-Gotha. Part of Mehlis initially remained under the rule of the County of Henneberg, after its decline, both places belonged to the Ernestine Principality of Saxe-Gotha from 1617 onwards. Although a looting by Croatian troops is noted from the Thirty Years' War, the decades-long campaigns brought an economic boom for the weapons workshops in the two villages, which gradually exceeded the number of blacksmiths, iron hammers and the trucking trade. In their own guilds since the beginning of the 17th century, 103 gunsmiths and locksmiths worked in Zella and 63 in Mehlis.
getting there
By plane
The nearest airports with a selection of scheduled flights are approx. 250 km away, airport Frankfurt
(IATA: FRA), Leipzig Halle Airport(IATA: LEJ) and Nuremberg Airport(IATA: NUE).
By train
If you want to travel by train, use the Erfurt - Schweinfurt line. In addition to local transport, the regional express Würzburg - Suhl - Erfurt (diesel multiple unit with tilting technology) also stops here. The branch line from Wernshausen also ends here.
In the street
Located along a pass path from the upper Werra Valley over the ridge of the Thuringian Forest towards the Thuringian Basin, which is probably already used in Celtic times, the A 71 with Germany's longest autobahn tunnel allows you to get to the small town quickly. After the completion of the autobahns, most of the parallel federal highways were downgraded.
Zella-Mehlis is a stop for long-distance buses operated by FlixBus with the direction of Leipzig, Berlin, Hamburg, Würzburg, Karlsruhe, Nuremberg and Munich. The long-distance buses stop on 1 Suhler Strasse bus station, at the Zella-Mehlis train station
Tourist Attractions
- 1 City Church of St. Blaise
, (1768–1774) late baroque, with historical organ.
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- 2 Sea aquarium adventure park, Beethovenstrasse 16, 98544 Zella-Mehlis (There are signs at the intersections). Tel.: 49 36 82 41 078, Fax: 49 36 82 48 61 34, Email: [email protected]. The largest of its kind in Central Germany opened in 1994; with a shark tank with a volume of 250,000 liters.Open: daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Price: Admission: € 10; reduced: 8, - €, children 4-12 years: 5, - €; Photo permission without flash, dog 1, - €.
- Historic Drop forging am Lubenbach with the technical museum.
kitchen
- 1 El Greco, Suhler Strasse 2, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 41003, Fax: 49(0)3682 41004. Greek cuisine, right at the main train station.Open: Tue - Sun 11 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11.30 p.m., Mondays are closed.
- 2 Food Palace, Malzhügel 2, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 4924174, Email: [email protected]. Mexican, American and Italian dishes.Open: Wed - Mon 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., Tuesdays are closed.
- 3 Dreiherrenstein restaurant, Talstrasse 3, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 40684, Email: [email protected]. Regional Thuringian cuisine and national specialties, but also pizzas.Open: Tue - Sun 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m., Mondays are closed.
- 4 HONG NGOC, Industriestrasse 6, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 4692556. Asia-Mongolian buffet & grill house.Open: daily 10 a.m. - 10:30 p.m.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Waldmühle, Lubenbachstrasse 2, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 89890, Fax: 49(0)3682 898111, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant with Thuringian cuisine and regional sausage specialties.Open: Restaurant: Mon - Fri 11.30 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sat 11.30 a.m. - midnight, Sun public holidays 11.30 a.m. - 10 p.m.Price: single room from € 55, double room from € 79, suite from € 100.
- 2 Hotel – restaurant "City of Suhl", Bahnhofstrasse 7, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 40221, Fax: 49(0)3682 41931, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant with Thuringian specialties and home-style cuisine.Price: Single from € 48, double from € 72.
- 3 Pension "Zum Wassermann", Talstrasse 44, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 482103, Fax: 49(0)3682 40271, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant with reasonable prices and Thuringian cuisine.Feature: pension.Price: single from € 30, double from € 56.
- 4 Gasthof and Pension Mehl'ser Stübchen, August-Bebel-Strasse 17, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 483851, Fax: 49(0)3682 46377, Email: [email protected]. Restaurant with specialties from Thuringia and Bohemia.Feature: pension.
- 5 Garni Pension "Zum Schotten", Talstrasse 50, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 464647, Fax: 49(0)3682 469630, Email: [email protected]. Relaxation area with sauna available.Feature: pension.Open: Restaurant: Mon - Thu 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.Price: single room from € 30, double room from € 60.
- 6 Hotel Hereditary Prince, Bahnhofstrasse 14, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 487979, Fax: 49(0)3682 487981, Email: [email protected]. Kitchen with Thuringian specialties.Open: Restaurant: from 5.30 p.m.Price: Single from € 36, double from € 58.
- 7 BCS guest house, Industriestrasse 2, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 46156, Fax: 49(0)3682 486365. Price: single room from € 26, double room from € 44.
health
- 1 Market pharmacy, Zellaer Markt 1, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 40156, Fax: 49(0)3682 40157. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 2 Magdalenen pharmacy, Hauptstrasse 6, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 482107, Fax: 49(0)3682 41019, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
- 3 Spangenberg pharmacy in the A71 center, Industriestr. 4, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)3682 460915, Fax: 49(0)3682 460916, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Practical advice
- 4 Tourist information, Louis-Anschütz-Strasse 28, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Tel.: 49(0)36 82 48 28 40, Fax: 49(0)36 82 48 71 43, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon-Fri 10 am-12pm and 1 pm-6pm, Sat 10 am-12pm
- 5 Deutsche Post branch, Talstrasse 79, 98544 Zella-Mehlis. Open: Mon - Fri 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
trips
- Benshausen (6 km to the west, K 580) - in the valley basin through which the Lichtenau flows; Local history museum and St. Thomas Church.
- Suhl (6 km south, L 3247) - arms city with a corresponding arms museum.
- Oberhof (10 km northwest, L 3247) - winter sports resort on the Rennsteig.
- Steinbach-Hallenberg (15 km northwest, via Viernau) - state-approved resort 3 kilometers south of the Rennsteig.
Web links
- https://www.zella-mehlis.de/ - Official website of Zella-Mehlis
