Mellingen: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
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In the surrounding area of Mellingen are the Goethe National Museum in Weimar, Kapellendorf Moated Castle, and the Goethe and Schiller Archive of the Klassik Stiftung in Weimar. Also located nearby are the Napoleon Stone at Windknollen, the Großer Ettersberg, and the Dürrengleina hilltop. The Goethe National Museum is therefore a specific cultural reference point in the area around Mellingen.
You can rent a holiday apartment in Mellingen.
Mellingen is located in Thuringia on the River Ilm.
In the wider regional area around Mellingen are the Upper Castle (Kranichfeld) and Kunitzburg Castle.
Culture and History
Mellingen was granted market rights in 1609. The present-day parish church was built in 1669 from a medieval chancel-tower church.
The Feininger Tower in Mellingen is an art installation from 1999 entitled “Double Motif”. It was inspired by Lyonel Feininger’s watercolor “Mellingen”.
Getting Around
The Feininger Cycle Route passes the Feininger Tower and runs for around 30 kilometers from Weimar through central locations associated with Lyonel Feininger. For travelers interested in Lyonel Feininger, the route therefore provides a specific point of connection in Mellingen.
Mellingen is associated with opportunities for walking and hiking in a landscape of gentle hills, valleys, and the Ilm landscape area.
Mellingen is a municipality in the southern part of the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia.
Weimarer Land is a hilly Thuringian region that combines cultural heritage with nature-oriented travel and is associated, among others, with Goethe, Schiller, and Lyonel Feininger.
Mellingen has a regional railway station and is located near the A4 motorway.
Mellingen has a rural village structure and is situated in the gently hilly landscape of Thuringia.
You can also find further local information at Vollersroda.
To the overview of the higher-level destination: Weimarer Land.
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