Eisenach: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Wartburg Castle is a significant attraction associated with Eisenach and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. This makes Eisenach interesting for travellers who want to experience a UNESCO World Heritage Site as a specific cultural focus of their trip.

You can rent a holiday apartment in Eisenach.

History and Surroundings

Eisenach is the most important urban centre of western Thuringia and is located near the former inner-German border.

The city is located about 50 kilometres west of Erfurt, around 70 kilometres southeast of Kassel and approximately 150 kilometres northeast of Frankfurt.

Saint Elisabeth, Martin Luther and Johann Sebastian Bach are permanently associated with Eisenach in historical terms. Luther translated the Bible into German there, and Bach was born in Eisenach.

The Thüringer Museum Eisenach is located in the immediate surroundings of Eisenach.

In the wider regional surroundings of Eisenach are Altenstein Palace, Tenneberg Castle, Brandenfels Castle Ruins and the Dreiherrnstein.

In the area surrounding Eisenach are Windsberg, Gerberstein and Weißenberg.

The wider context of the Wartburg District around Eisenach includes gently rolling landscapes, deep forests and higher mountain ranges extending from the Thuringian Forest towards the Thuringian Rhön.

Eisenach also has a historical connection to the German social democratic movement: the Golden Lion Monument is associated with its founding congress in 1869.

Hiking

There are a variety of hiking routes around Eisenach, including the Rennsteig, the Werra-Burgen-Steig and the Drachenschlucht. Eisenach is therefore also interesting for travellers who want to explore different paths on foot.

For further orientation, you can also visit the pages for Witzelroda, Berka/Werra, Nazza, Gerstungen, Dermbach, Marksuhl, Steinbach and Diedorf.

For the higher-level travel overview: Wartburg.