Gehren: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The castle ruins of Gehren and the adjacent palace park are presented as local attractions; the castle was formerly a residence of the Princes of Schwarzburg.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Gehren.

Nature

Gehren is surrounded by meadows, forests and fields, giving it a rural landscape character.

There are numerous lakes in the area surrounding Gehren.

Culture

The predecessor of today's town church was associated with Johann Michael Bach; his daughter Maria Barbara became Johann Sebastian Bach's first wife.

Getting Around

The area surrounding Gehren has trails for hiking, cycling and horseback riding.

Gehren has a small town center with a number of small shops.

History

Gehren had a historic railway connection to Ilmenau: the section via Langewiesen opened in 1881, and the extension to Großbreitenbach followed in 1883.

Kienberg, Schwarzburg Castle, Fürstenberg, Großer Helmsberg and Morast are located in the area surrounding Gehren.

Region

In the wider regional area around Gehren are Arnstadt Palace Museum, Heidecksburg and the Upper Castle (Kranichfeld).

Geographical Location

Gehren is a district of Ilmenau and lies in the valley of the Wohlrose and Schobse rivers between the Thuringian Forest and the Thuringian Slate Mountains.

Hiking

An easy circular hiking trail around Gehren is approximately 12.7 kilometers long, takes about 3 hours and 20 minutes, and has 135 meters of elevation gain.

For further comparisons with nearby destinations: Neustadt Am Rennsteig, Stützerbach, Wipfratal, Elleben, Arnstadt, Altenfeld, Stadtilm, Schmiedefeld Am Rennsteig.

For the overview of the higher-level destination: Ilm-Kreis.