Lehesten: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Since the 13th century, Lehesten has been shaped by slate mining and is known for houses with slate cladding and slate roofs. You can rent a holiday apartment in Lehesten. This is a tangible cultural point of reference for anyone interested in mining history and regional architectural culture in Lehesten.

Geographical location

Lehesten is located in the Slate Country Geopark on the Thuringian-Bavarian state border.

Nature

The former slate quarries of Lehesten include spoil heaps covered with moss and birch trees, slate lakes and protected biotopes.

Things to do

A signposted circular trail around the slate lake offers an easy walk with viewpoints, historic functional buildings and information boards. For an excursion combining an easy walk with scenery and mining history, this circular trail offers a suitable local experience.

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

In the wider surrounding region of Lehesten are Ebersdorf Palace and the Fairy Grottoes.

In the immediate vicinity of Lehesten are Lehestener Berg and Fichteberg.

The former slate mine in Lehesten is a visitor attraction with a technical monument at the slate lake.

The technical mining monument and the slate park can be reached via the L 1096.

In the wider surrounding region, the Slate Trail connects Probstzella, Lehesten, Ludwigsstadt and Gräfenthal through historic mining landscapes in the Thuringian Slate Mountains and the Upper Saale Nature Park.

More local pages for orientation: Bad Blankenburg, Leutenberg, Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle, Remda-Teichel, Kaulsdorf, Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel, Deesbach, Katzhütte.

To the higher-level travel overview: Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.