Kleinschmalkalden: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A challenging long-distance hiking trail forms a complete circular route around the district of Kleinschmalkalden and includes climbs as well as viewpoints. For travelers who see hiking in the village itself as a priority, this circular route is a specific point of reference. Renting a holiday apartment in Kleinschmalkalden puts the village itself at the center of the accommodation search.

Culture

In the wider surroundings of Kleinschmalkalden are Altenstein Castle, Tenneberg Castle, the Schmalkalden Luther House, Großer Inselsberg, Dreiherrnstein, and Hallenberg. Altenstein Castle is therefore a specific point of reference for travelers interested in culture.

Landscape

Mittlerer Höhenberg and Vorderer Höhenberg are located in the immediate vicinity of Kleinschmalkalden.

The village lies in a deeply incised valley of the Schmalkalde and its side valleys; the surrounding wooded heights range approximately from 600 to 800 meters.

A giant cowbell is also listed in Kleinschmalkalden and is described as the “largest cowbell in the world.”

Getting There

Kleinschmalkalden can be reached from Schmalkalden by bus on MBB route 445.

Kleinschmalkalden lies in the Schmalkalde Valley on the southwestern slope of the Thuringian Forest.

The Rennsteig is approximately five kilometers from Kleinschmalkalden.

Kleinschmalkalden has two Protestant churches, reflecting the historic division of the settlement between Saxony/Gotha and Hesse.

For further orientation, you will also find the locality pages Trusetal-Laudenbach, Schwallungen, Grabfeld, Rohr / Thuringia, Viernau, Oepfershausen, Vachdorf and Jüchsen.

For the higher-level travel overview: Schmalkalden-Meiningen.