Winterstein: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Winterstein was first documented in 1246. From 1349 onward, the von Wangenheim family is recorded as the owner and contributed to the development of the settlement. Anyone interested in local history will find a specific historical point of reference here.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Winterstein.

Geographical Location

Winterstein is a district of the town of Waltershausen in the district of Gotha, Thuringia.

Culture

Winterstein has an almost hundred-year tradition as a holiday resort, which is reflected in the appearance of the village. Many well-preserved half-timbered houses have survived in the village area.

Winterstein is connected via State Road 1027. It runs from the Waltershausen motorway junction towards Bad Liebenstein and Barchfeld and is connected to Federal Roads 19 and 62.

Tenneberg Castle, Altenstein Palace and Wilhelmsthal Palace are located in the surroundings of Winterstein. Gerberstein and the Eisenach Thüringer Museum are also located nearby.

Nature

The Großer Inselsberg is located in the immediate surroundings of Winterstein; Weißenberg and Dreiherrnstein are also nearby. Winterstein lies at the foot of the Großer Inselsberg, whose elevation is given as 916 metres in the tourism profile, and is a few kilometres from the Rennsteig.

Activities

A route map for the Winterstein castle ruins lists nearby hiking and cycling tours, including circular routes related to Winterstein. Anyone interested in hiking and cycling will find specific information about such tours there.

If you would like to compare other local pages, you can also find Schmerbach here.

To the higher-level travel overview: Emsetal.