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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

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Saaltor Saalfeld – Saalebrücke Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale

Saaltor Saalfeld – Saalebrücke Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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Saaltor Saalfeld – Saalebrücke Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

01:18

4.94km

40m

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: May 17, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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1.13 km

Saalfeld Town Hall and Market Square

Highlight • Historical Site

The market square. Its shape, size and rectangular layout go back to Emperor Barbarossa.

The picturesque market square has been the centre of Saalfeld since the town on the Saale was founded. The enormous size, shape and rectangular layout of the market square as well as the width of the street in the centre go back to Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa. He had Saalfeld planned as an imperial city around 1180. Important trade routes crossed here. The typical weekly markets are still held today.

Unfortunately, due to two devastating city fires, only a few medieval buildings on the market square remained. The market fountain in front of the town hall was ceremoniously inaugurated on April 17, 1999, in the year of the 1,100th anniversary of the first mention of Saalfeld. It takes the place of an earlier large market fountain that was demolished at the end of the 19th century.

Source: pages.et4.de/de/saalfeld-tourismus/streaming/detail/POI/p_100036990/marktplatz

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1.35 km

Café Wenzel (Saalfeld)

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Very traditional coffee house, with pastry and bakery. Delicious cake and coffee selection. Access is possible from two sides, from the market square and the church square next to St. John's Church. You sit very nicely on two floors or outside. Nice starting point or end point for discoveries in the city or in nature around it.

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1.38 km

St. John's Church Saalfeld

Highlight • Religious Site

St. John's Church is the town church of Saalfeld in southeast Thuringia. It is one of the most important church buildings in Thuringia. It is the largest hall church in the Free State and stands on a hill above the Saale in the old town of Saalfeld, close to the market square. Its two 64-meter-high towers are visible from afar.

Source:
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanneskirche_(Saalfeld)

With the Sauer organ, the Veronika Chapel, the stained glass windows and the magnificent colorful interior design, the church is an absolute must here in Saalfeld.

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1.76 km

Upper Gate (Obere Tor), Saalfeld

Highlight • Monument

The Upper Gate, also called the Upper Köditz Gate, was built at the beginning of the 15th century. To the south of it lay the village of Nähernköditz in the area of today's "Köditz Desert". The late medieval, slender tower of the main gate had 4 floors and a hipped roof. It looked similar to the Lower and Blankenburg Gates. In front of the Upper Gate there was a foregate, which was separated from it by a moat and connected by a bridge with battlements and loopholes.
In 1517 the Upper Gate was badly damaged by the town fire, but was rebuilt. After the second major town fire in 1727, however, reconstruction took over 10 years. Only 2 floors were rebuilt, and a baroque onion dome with an octagonal tower helmet was added.

Source: google.de/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=http://www.karin-vogler.de/slf/tore.htm&ved=2ahUKEwjlzNHuucWIAxUj1wIHHZZGGs8QFnoECDQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1VtG34irAvJnjl2 GnDpeCS

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2.28 km

View of Saalfeld

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Oldest gate tower from the 14th century, equipped with battlements and conical helmet, in the 16th century. prison tower

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2.57 km

Saaltor Saalfeld

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The Saaletor is one of the 5 city gates of Saalfeld. Today only 4 gates are visible and the Saaletor can only be climbed on the day of the monument.

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2.69 km

Saalebrücke Saalfeld

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The bridge connects the old town with the Altsaalfeld district. First mentioned in the 14th century as a narrow, single-lane structure, it was no longer able to cope with the increasing traffic, as it represented the only connection between the old town and the industrial district. It was replaced in 1890 by a new one.

It existed until its demolition in the final days of the Second World War. Afterwards, the Saalebrücke was rebuilt in 1946 and is still an important connection between the two banks today. Tip: Directly under the bridge at the Saaltor are the access to the Saale cycle path and entry points for water hiking.

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Saalfeld

Highlight • Settlement

The Saalfeld town hall is an early Renaissance building on the market square in Saalfeld in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in Thuringia. It is the seat of the Saalfeld city administration and is one of the most important historic town halls in Thuringia. In the courtyard stands the so-called hat box, a round tower with the Saalfeld official prison. In 1363, a town hall in Saalfeld was first documented in writing; in 1491, a so-called Lower Town Hall in Saalgasse was mentioned, which was destroyed by fire in 1517. The stately, three-story corner house was built between 1529 and 1537 and, along with the town halls in Neustadt an der Orla and Pößneck, is one of the most important new town halls of the Renaissance in Thuringia.

Source:
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rathaus_Saalfeld

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4.94 km

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Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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2.66 km

1.66 km

436 m

104 m

< 100 m

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3.94 km

799 m

< 100 m

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Saaltor Saalfeld – Saalebrücke Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

Saalfeld Town Hall and Market Square

Café Wenzel (Saalfeld)

St. John's Church Saalfeld

Upper Gate (Obere Tor), Saalfeld

View of Saalfeld

Saaltor Saalfeld

Saalebrücke Saalfeld

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