Kölleda: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Kölleda’s town library and archive are housed in the historic building of the Otto Feistkorn Foundation on Friedrichstraße, a former municipal bathhouse. This combination is particularly interesting for travellers interested in culture and local history.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Kölleda.

Orientation

Kölleda is a small rural town in Thuringia, in the district of Sömmerda, about 10 kilometres east of Sömmerda on the edge of the Thuringian Basin.

The town lies in the black-earth region of the north-eastern Thuringian Basin; the wooded ridges of the Finne and Schmücke are nearby.

Runneburg, Künzelsberg, the Rabiswald ruins, Untere Sachsenburg, Obere Sachsenburg and Blumberg are located in the vicinity of Kölleda.

The wider regional surroundings of Kölleda include the Großer Ettersberg.

The Klausberg is located in the immediate surroundings of Kölleda.

Kölleda has a long association with the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic herbs, especially peppermint, and is therefore known as the “Peppermint Town”.

The local history museum is dedicated to the town’s local history, flora and fauna, the history of guilds and trading associations, legal history, medicinal herbs and stones.

Getting Around

The wider area around Kölleda offers paths through nature reserves and wooded, hilly landscapes that generally have moderate elevations. For travellers interested in walks and nature, this setting is a suitable aspect of Kölleda.

The wider area around Kölleda offers opportunities for touring by bicycle across hilly terrain and through river valleys, including sections of the Unstrut Cycle Route and the Finnebahn Cycle Route.

Further destinations for orientation: Sömmerda, Gebesee, Rastenberg, Henschleben, Bilzingsleben, Straußfurt, Elxleben an der Gera, Beichlingen.

To the higher-level travel overview: Sömmerda.