Föritztal: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Coal GeoTrail runs through the former coal-mining area around Neuhaus-Schierschnitz, a district of Föritztal. For travellers interested in the region’s mining history, it provides a specific point of connection.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Föritztal.

Geographical Setting

Föritztal is a rural municipality at the foot of the Thuringian Forest, extending towards the Bavarian border and comprising 19 districts.

Föritztal is located in the Sonneberg lowlands and forms a transitional area between southern Thuringia and Franconia. The municipality is situated near the Bavarian border and the former inner-German border zone.

Culture

Neuhaus Castle is located in the vicinity of Föritztal. For travellers interested in culture, it provides a specific point of connection. Mittelberg is also located in the vicinity of Föritztal.

Sonneberg Castle, Upper Mitwitz Castle and Heunischenburg are located in the surrounding area of Föritztal. Loosbrand and Buhler are also situated in this surrounding area.

Nature

Franzenshöhle is located in the wider regional surroundings of Föritztal.

The Föritz and Steinach waterways form broad floodplain landscapes in and around Föritztal.

The hilly local landscape, with its forests, rivers and lakes, provides a setting for walks and cycling tours.

The wider landscape of the Föritztal is described as a habitat for rare plant and animal species near the Green Belt.

History

Föritztal is described as a place with a historical connection to mining and the textile industry of the 19th and 20th centuries; traditional half-timbered houses are also mentioned.

Further local pages to read: Frankenblick, Effelder-Rauenstein, Goldisthal, Mengersgereuth-Hämmern, Neuhaus Am Rennweg, Spechtsbrunn, Schalkau, Sonneberg.

To the higher-level travel overview: Sonneberg.