Neuengönna: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A special cultural point of reference in Neuengönna is the Heimatstube Neuengönna: This small private museum is dedicated to rural customs from past centuries, as well as the Battle of Jena and Auerstedt in connection with the Napoleonic Wars and life around 1806. For travellers interested in rural traditions and this historical period, the Heimatstube provides a clear cultural focus in Neuengönna.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Neuengönna.

Culture and Nature

Visits to the Heimatstube Neuengönna are possible by prior arrangement.

Kunitzburg and Gleis-Berg are located in the immediate vicinity of Neuengönna.

The surrounding area of Neuengönna also includes Wasserburg Kapellendorf, Napoleonstein Windknollen and Rudelsberg.

Further afield in the region are Christiansburg, “Weimar, Klassik Stiftung Goethe- und Schiller Archiv”, and Kuppe Dürrengleina.

The Heimatstube is approximately 200 metres from public transport.

Hiking

In the wider surroundings of Neuengönna, the SaaleHorizontale runs as a 91-kilometre quality trail along the shell-limestone slopes on both sides of the Saale between Jena and Dornburg. This is well suited to a stay focused on hiking.

Neuengönna lies in the central Saale Valley; the Gönnerbach flows into the Saale nearby. To the west, a narrow, wooded valley extends towards Nerkewitz, while fields and meadows lie in the Saale floodplain.

The village is located at the mouth of the Gönnertal valley in the Saale Valley, between Jena and Dornburg and approximately one kilometre west of the B 88.

A railway station on the Saalbahn is located in Porstendorf within the municipality; the line runs between Großheringen and Saalfeld.

Neuengönna is situated in a rural, peaceful setting focused on being close to nature.

For further orientation, you can also find the local pages for Kahla, Großlöbichau, Jenaprießnitz, Stadtroda, Hügelland/Täler, Tautenhain, Orlamünde, Waltersdorf here.

For the higher-level travel overview: Saale-Holzland.