Gahma: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Gahma has a fortified church that probably dates back to the 12th century, as well as two timber-framed houses with enclosed upper floors listed as historic monuments. For visitors interested in historic architecture, this combination provides a clear point of interest.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Gahma.

History

Gahma was first mentioned in a document in 1071 and is described by the municipality as a village of originally Slavic origin.

Landscape and Surroundings

Near Neumühle, a former granite quarry is recorded as a site of geological interest. The quarry therefore provides a specific point of reference for visitors interested in geology.

Zschachenmühle houses a mineral museum with a shop. A club also runs scrap art and other activities there.

In the area surrounding Gahma are Ebersdorf Castle, New Lobenstein Castle, Old Lobenstein Castle, Lauenstein Castle and Sieglitzberg.

Further afield in the region around Gahma are the Feengrotten caves.

Roßbühl and Großer Silberberg are located in the immediate vicinity of Gahma.

Gahma at a Glance

Gahma is a locality in the municipality of Remptendorf in the Saale-Orla district of Thuringia.

Gahma itself lies at around 590 metres above sea level, while the associated Neumühle, Zschachenmühle and Grubersmühle are located lower down in the Sormitz Valley.

The road from Leutenberg to Bad Lobenstein runs through Gahma.

The locality and its surroundings are primarily characterised by agriculture.

The Neumühle and Zschachenmühle mills belonging to Gahma are connected with an earlier sawmilling and milling tradition in the Sormitz Valley, although neither mill has been preserved in its typical historic form.

For further travel planning, you can also view Langenorla, Gefell, Bad Lobenstein, Crispendorf, Burgk, Bucha, Moßbach and Ziegenrück.

To the overview of the higher-level destination: Saale-Orla.