Probstzella: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Probstzella's former border railway station is connected with the history of the inner-German border and the division of Germany. This makes the place interesting for visitors who want to explore this history.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Probstzella.

Culture

The Haus des Volkes in Probstzella was built in 1927 and is a Bauhaus architectural monument; it is open to visitors and also includes accommodation and a café.

Nature

Probstzella lies in a deep basin in the Thuringian Slate Mountains. The surrounding mountains rise by more than 200 metres in some places, and the Loquitz flows through the town.

Probstzella is situated in a hilly, heavily wooded landscape shaped by slate mining in the Thuringian Slate Mountains and the Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale Nature Park.

Getting Around

The Probstzella circular trail on the Slate Path along the Green Belt explains the local slate geology, history and other regional features on six information boards; there are viewpoints over the landscape along the route.

Probstzella is oriented along the Loquitz Corridor; the Loquitz Cycle Path, the B 85 federal highway and the railway line between Nuremberg and Leipzig provide the connections.

Lauenstein Castle, Pechleite and Alte Burg are located in the immediate surroundings of Probstzella.

The surrounding area of Probstzella is home to the Fairy Grottoes and Zipptannskuppe.

In the wider regional surroundings of Probstzella are New Lobenstein Castle, Old Lobenstein Castle and Ebersdorf Palace.

The route can be reached by Regional-Express train.

Hiking trails around Probstzella lead through forests, hilly terrain and river valleys; features of slate mining are part of the cultural landscape, and the local hiking guide lists more than 50 hiking routes.

For cycling tours, the area around Probstzella offers routes through forests, over gentle hills and through low mountain landscapes, including routes near the Hohenwarte Reservoir.

For further destination options: Unterhain, Saalfelder Höhe, Katzhütte, Königsee-Rottenbach, Kaulsdorf, Mittleres Schwarzatal, Drognitz, Barigau.

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