Meiningen Market Square – Henneberger House loop from Meiningen
Meiningen Market Square – Henneberger House loop from Meiningen
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Meiningen Market Square – Henneberger House loop from Meiningen
01:19
5.14km
20m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 25, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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755 m
Meininger State Theatre
Highlight • Monument
The program is supplemented by the inclusion of ballet performances that are produced and performed by the State Theater Eisenach.
The orchestra attached to the theater is the Meininger Hofkapelle.
Until 2017 the theater operated as "Südthüringisches Staatstheater" before it changed its name to "Meininger Staatstheater".
It is jointly funded by the state, city and district of Schmalkalden Meiningen under the umbrella of the Meiningen-Eisenach Cultural Foundation, Thuringia.
Meiningen is the birthplace of the modern directorial theater, which was made famous in the years 1874 to 1890 by the drama group of the theater - called "Die Meininger" - with guest performances all over Europe.
Between 1880 and 1914 the Meiningen court orchestra was conducted by Hans von Bülow, Richard Strauss, Wilhelm Berger and Max Reger.
This tradition, its history and further successes have secured the Meininger Theater a special place in the world of theater to this day.
The importance of the Meiningen theater is emphasized by the Thuringian region, which Meiningen calls the "theater city".
(Source: Wikipedia)
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1.04 km
Gänsemännchen Fountain, Meiningen
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The fountain stands in the middle of a small square, the paving of which is arranged in concentric circles around the fountain. On the base of a round stone slab sits an octagonal baptismal font-like sandstone basin on a stone column hewn several times. In the middle of the pool stands the bronze figure of the goose on an octagonal stone base. It depicts a farmer in trousers and boots with two geese under his arms. The water pours into the basin from the beaks of both geese.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A4nsem%C3%A4nnchenbrunnen_%28Meiningen%29
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1.46 km
Elisabethenburg Palace, Meiningen
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2.07 km
Meiningen Market Square
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2.17 km
Meiningen town church
Highlight • Religious Site
The town church is the most important sacred building in Meiningen and fulfills the function of a parish church for the Protestant communities in the region.
Construction of the double-towered St. Mary's Church, which characterizes the cityscape, began in the Ottonian period.
As the oldest building still in existence in the city, it combines several architectural styles as a result of an eventful building history spanning over a thousand years.
The town church forms the center of the historic Meiningen old town and is on the south side of the market.
With its towers and the nave, it towers over the surrounding buildings, which consist of half-timbered houses from the 17th and 18th centuries and classicist town houses from the 19th century.
Close to the north side of the nave is the "Heinrichsbrunnen" with the statue of Emperor Heinrich II.
According to tradition, Heinrich II is said to have initiated the construction of the church after his coronation as king during the homage journey during his stay in Meiningen in early January 1003.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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2.23 km
Ratsstube Meiningen
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Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Kulturdenkmale_in_der_Meininger_Altstadt
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2.88 km
Bleichgräben (Historic Moat System) — Meiningen
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4.35 km
Henneberger House
Highlight • Restaurant
Inaugurated in 1895, it is still one of the most beautiful half-timbered buildings in the city. Senior building officer Eduard Fritze, architect and chairman of the Hennebergisch antiquity research association, used the building of the object to “present its treasures in a way that would do justice to scientific and decorative purposes”. And so this house got its name.
The construction was financed by the brewery owner at the time, Karl Zeitz, who set up an inn with the necessary ancillary rooms in the basement, which has been preserved to this day.
(Source: henneberger-Haus.de)
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5.14 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.52 km
1.36 km
1.03 km
217 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.71 km
922 m
808 m
667 m
< 100 m
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