Fehrenbach: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

In the wider regional area surrounding Fehrenbach are Oberes Schloss Heldritt, the European Museum of Modern Glass, Callenberg Castle, and Lauterburg Ruins. This connection to Fehrenbach is relevant for travelers interested in culture and history.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Fehrenbach.

Landscape

The local landscape comprises beech and spruce forests, high mountains in the surrounding area, and the rock formations of the Fehrenbacher Schweiz.

Ersteberg is located in the immediate surroundings of Fehrenbach.

Schmiedtswiesenkopf, Großer Burgberg, and Audeberg are located in the area surrounding Fehrenbach.

Fehrenbach lies in the valley of the Biber at an elevation of approximately 600 to 670 meters.

History

Fehrenbach developed around a glassworks founded in 1564 by the glassmaker Hans Breitenbach and Margarethe.

Glassmakers from Fehrenbach and their descendants helped establish further glassworks in Thuringia and contributed to the development of glassmaking and glass art beyond the region.

Things to Do

The source of the Werra is mentioned as an excursion destination in Fehrenbach. It therefore suits an interest in specific natural attractions in Fehrenbach.

Fehrenbach belongs to the municipality of Masserberg; the municipality is located on the ridge of the Thuringian Forest, directly on the Rennsteig.

A hiking route connecting Masserberg with Fehrenbach and following the historic Rennsteig is listed.

The Werra rises near Fehrenbach at Zeupelsberg, at an elevation of approximately 760 meters.

Other local pages for orientation: Langenbach, Schleusegrund, Lichtenau, Oberstadt, Römhild, Henfstädt, Erlau, Eisfeld.

To the higher-level travel overview: Hildburghausen-Suhl.