Frankenhain: Hotels and Accommodation

Frankenhain is a starting point for extensive hikes in the Thuringian Forest. This includes the 23-kilometre Flößgraben Route, which passes through a natural environment.

Geographical Setting

The village is situated in a protected basin at an elevation of approximately 480 metres above sea level; the forest extends close to the settlement. Frankenhain is also located at the transition between the forested Thuringian Forest and the flatter Ohrdrufer Plateau. The Ohrdrufer Plateau is described as a suitable area for relaxed cycling.

Frankenhain is a state-recognised health resort and is locally associated with the UNESCO Thuringian Forest Biosphere Reserve and the UNESCO Global Geopark Thuringia Inselsberg–Drei Gleichen.

You may be looking for a hotel for a stay in Frankenhain.

Nature

Brand, Schneekopf, Großer Beerberg and Oberer Beerberg are located in the vicinity of Frankenhain. Hallenberg lies in the wider surrounding region.

Culture and History

The surrounding area of Frankenhain is home to the Ohrdruf forced labour camp, Gleichen Castle and the Arnstadt Castle Museum.

The Frankenhain Local History Room displays a reconstructed rural household, agricultural equipment, former farm buildings, historical photographs and material on the village’s commercial development. The Frankenhain Local History Museum also includes a geological collection with rocks, minerals and fossils. These include specimens from the area around Frankenhain and from other regions of Thuringia.

The GeoRoute 18 Mühlsteinweg Frankenhain is a themed hiking trail focusing on millstones, water power, trade routes and mining. Information boards accompany the route. The village church of St. Leonhard was built between 1719 and 1722 and contains ceiling paintings by the Gotha court painter Johann Heinrich Ritter.

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For the main travel overview: Ilm-Kreis.