Saale-Orla: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A cultural point of reference in Saale-Orla is Burgk Castle, an institution of the district where visitors can experience exhibitions and events. This is particularly interesting if you would like to include cultural exhibitions and events in your stay. You can rent a holiday apartment in Saale-Orla.

Nature and Water

The Dreba-Plothen pond area is described as a local recreation area and bird habitat.

Culture

Pößneck offers a distinctive sloping market square with a view of its late Gothic town hall.

Geographical Location

Saale-Orla is a district in southeastern Thuringia; Schleiz is its district town.

The Saale reservoirs form a large artificial lake landscape in the district, which also includes the scenic areas around the Hohenwarte Reservoir.

In the vicinity of Saale-Orla are Ebersdorf Castle, approximately 8.3 km to the southwest, the New Lobenstein Castle, approximately 12.6 km to the southwest, the Old Lobenstein Castle, approximately 12.8 km to the southwest, Sieglitzberg, approximately 15.6 km to the southwest, Wolfstein, approximately 16.5 km to the south, Lauenstein Castle, approximately 25.9 km to the west, Steinbühl, approximately 2.5 km to the east, and Kulmberg, approximately 3.8 km to the south.

The district has a mountainous character shaped largely by the Thuringian Slate Mountains; its landscape also includes the Saale and Orla rivers.

Active Pursuits

There are cycling routes around the Thuringian Sea, including a circular tour connecting Bad Lobenstein, Saaldorf, Saalburg and Ebersdorf. This is a specific point of reference for travellers who choose cycling as their focus.

The district offers family-oriented hiking experiences, such as the easy adventure trail at the Bismarck Tower in Neustadt an der Orla.

The following pages are available for further local navigation: Altengesees, Bad Lobenstein, Blankenstein, Bucha, Burgk, Burkersdorf, Crispendorf, Dittersdorf, Dreba, Gahma, Gefell, Keila, Knau, Kospoda, Krölpa, Langenorla, Lausnitz Bei Neustadt An Der Orla, Moßbach, Neundorf, Neustadt An Der Orla, Oppurg, Peuschen, Plothen, Pößneck, Pottiga, Ranis, Remptendorf, Saalburg-Ebersdorf, Saaldorf, Schleiz, Stanau, Tanna, Triptis, Wurzbach, Ziegenrück.

For the higher-level travel overview: Thuringia.