Saalfeld’s Historic Old Town – Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale

Saalfeld’s Historic Old Town – Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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Saalfeld’s Historic Old Town – Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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2.47km

20m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Train Station

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617 m

View of the Saale River and Historic Buildings

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wildly romantic, apart from a few ruins

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1.01 km

Saalfeld’s Historic Old Town

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a beautiful old town always worth a visit

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1.15 km

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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Saalfeld Town Hall and Market Square

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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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Old Town

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1.61 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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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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