Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Meiningen, Germany

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.3 km
Ascend 35 m
Descend 86 m

Experience Meiningen in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Meiningen

Sight 1: Götz-Höhle

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The Goetz Cave is a demolition crevasse cave in Thuringia, Germany. It lies on the western outskirts of Meiningen on the Dietrichsberg in the middle of the mountain slope towards the Werra. The cave is a natural and archaeological monument and is considered the largest cave of this type in Germany. It is also the only accessible and accessible fissure and crevasse cave in Europe. The fissures and crevices were created about 25,000 years ago by a slide of the slope towards the Werra, which is still ongoing.

Wikipedia: Goetz-Höhle (DE), Website

962 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 2: 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

430 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: 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)

190 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Johannes Brahms

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The Brahms monument in the art and culture city of Meiningen is dedicated to the composer and conductor Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) and was erected in 1899.

Wikipedia: Brahms-Denkmal (Meiningen) (DE)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: 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

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