Saaleland

Built by the Saxe-Weimar dynasty in the 18th century, Ettersburg Castle near Weimar served as a residence until 1918.

Built against the east wall of Christiansburg Castle in the 17th century, Eisenberg Castle Church is considered one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in Thuringia.

Created as a local recreation area back in the GDR era, the Hohenfelden reservoir attracts bathers and those seeking relaxation.

With a volume of 215,000,000 m³, the Bleiloch reservoir is the largest body of water of its kind in Germany.

The botanical garden at the University of Jena was founded in the 16th century.

The Gelmeroda motorway church was built in the 13th century.

The Dornburg castles, enthroned on a rocky plateau above the Saale valley, combine several architectural styles.

The work of two famous animal researchers is presented at the Brehm Memorial Centre in Renthendorf.

Ranis Castle was built on a mountain plateau in the 11th century and remodelled in the Renaissance style 500 years later.

The Buchenwald Memorial is located on the Ettersberg near Weimar, on the site of the former concentration camp of the same name.

The famous poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe lived and worked in Weimar for almost 50 years.

Bells have been cast in Apolda since 1722. One of them, St Peter's bell in Cologne Cathedral, was in use until the end of the 20th century.

Visitors to the Hohenfelden Open-Air Museum can find out how Thuringia's inhabitants lived hundreds of years ago.

Visitors to the Kristall Sauna-Therme Bad Klosterlausnitz enjoy the beneficial effects of the water in brine and sodium bicarbonate pools with different salt contents.

The Hohenwartestausee attracts visitors not only with its picturesque wooded shore landscape.