16 Sights in Meiningen, Germany (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Meiningen, Germany! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Meiningen. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Meiningen

1. Henneburg

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Henneburg

Henneberg Castle, also Henneburg, is a castle ruin located east of today's Meiningen district in Henneberg in southern Thuringia and was the eponymous headquarters of the fashioned counts of Henneberg.

Wikipedia: Burgruine Henneberg (DE)

2. Stadtkirche Unserer lieben Frauen

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The Evangelical Lutheran City Church of Our Lady, also known as St. Mary's, is a three-aisled hall church and a landmark of the city of Meiningen. The town church is the most important sacred building in Meiningen and fulfils the function of a parish church for the Protestant communities of the region.

Wikipedia: Stadtkirche Meiningen (DE), Website, Youtube

3. Unsere Liebe Frau

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The Roman Catholic parish church of Our Lady is located in Meiningen in the Thuringian district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen. It is the parish church of the parish of St. Marien Meiningen in the deanery of Meiningen in the Diocese of Erfurt. She bears the patronage of Our Lady.

Wikipedia: Unsere Liebe Frau (Meiningen) (DE), Website

4. Auf der Flucht erschossen

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Auf der Flucht erschossen Jimmy Fell / Copyrighted free use

The Sculpture Park German Unity – Monument to Unity and Freedom is an open-air exhibition of works of art made of steel, glass and wood that commemorates the overcoming of the division of Germany from 1945 to 1990. It is located at the former Eußenhausen–Meiningen border crossing between Bavaria and Thuringia.

Wikipedia: Nationaldenkmal Skulpturenpark Deutsche Einheit (DE)

5. Staatstheater Meiningen

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Staatstheater Meiningen foto-ed / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Staatstheater Meiningen, also called the Meiningen Theatre, is a four-division theater in the Thuringian town of Meiningen, Germany. The theater was founded in 1831 and was called ″Meininger Hoftheater″ until 1920.

Wikipedia: Meiningen Court Theatre (EN), Website

6. Bechsteinbrunnen

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Bechsteinbrunnen kramer96 / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Bechstein Fountain, also known as the Fairytale Fountain, is a fountain built in 1909 in the town of Meiningen. It is dedicated to the writer, archivist, collector of fairy tales and legends Ludwig Bechstein (1801–1860). The fountain, created by Robert Diez, is located on a main path in the English Garden.

Wikipedia: Bechsteinbrunnen (DE)

7. Henneberger Haus

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The Henneberger Haus in the Henneberg-Franconian district town of Meiningen in the Free State of Thuringia is a striking, listed half-timbered building from 1894/95 and a landmark of the former residential city.

Wikipedia: Henneberger Haus (DE)

8. Meierei am Landsberg

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The Meierei am Landsberg, also known as Gut Landsberg, is a former ducal estate in the southern Thuringian district town of Meiningen. The property, located at the foot of the 378 m high Landsberg, once belonged to the ducal house of Saxe-Meiningen together with Landsberg Castle. The dairy is a listed building.

Wikipedia: Meierei am Landsberg (DE)

9. Heinrichsbrunnen

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Der Heinrichsbrunnen ist ein historistischer Zierbrunnen in Meiningen, der zentral auf dem Marktplatz steht. Die Steinskulptur auf dem Brunnenstock stellt Kaiser Heinrich II. des Heiligen Römischen Reichs dar.

Wikipedia: Heinrichsbrunnen (Meiningen) (DE)

10. St. Johannis Kirche

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The St. John's Church is the Evangelical Lutheran parish church of the parish in Herpf, a district of the southern Thuringian district town of Meiningen. The church belongs to the parish of Stepfershausen in the church district of Meiningen of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM).

Wikipedia: St.-Johannis-Kirche (Herpf) (DE)

11. Kirche Helba

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Kirche Helba

Helba Evangelical Lutheran Church is a Lutheran church in the town of Meiningen, in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany. It belongs to the parish of Meiningen in the church district of Meiningen of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany.

Wikipedia: Kirche Helba (DE)

12. ehem. Meininger Landtag

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The Landtag building in Meiningen was the seat of the Landtag of the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and the Free State of Saxe-Meiningen. The listed building is located in the eastern old town near the main post office.

Wikipedia: Landtagsgebäude (Meiningen) (DE)

13. Büchnersches Hinterhaus

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The Büchnersche Hinterhaus in the southern Thuringian district town of Meiningen is a listed half-timbered house in the Henneberg-Franconian style. It is considered to be the oldest precisely dated half-timbered house in the former capital and residence of Saxe-Meiningen.

Wikipedia: Büchnersches Hinterhaus (DE)

14. Dorfkirche Welkershausen

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Dorfkirche Welkershausen

The Evangelical Lutheran village church of Welkershausen is located in the district of Welkershausen in the town of Meiningen in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Thuringia. It belongs to the parish of Meiningen in the church district of Meiningen of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany.

Wikipedia: Dorfkirche Welkershausen (DE)

15. St. Veit

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The Evangelical Lutheran village church of St. Veit is located in Sülzfeld, a district of Meiningen, in the district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Thuringia and belongs to the parish of Hermannsfeld in the church district of Meiningen of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM).

Wikipedia: St. Veit (Sülzfeld) (DE)

16. Kirche Wallbach

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The village church of Wallbach is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Wallbach, a district of the district town of Meiningen in southern Thuringia. The church belongs to the parish of Metzels in the church district of Meiningen of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany (EKM).

Wikipedia: Dorfkirche Wallbach (DE), Website

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