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is a museum devoted to are some beautifully arranged
Goethe’s work as poet, politician Rococo state rooms. The
and scientist. museum also has a splendid
porcelain collection, a gallery
E Stadtmuseum Göhre of paintings and the so-called
Markt 7. Tel (03641) 498 261. Open Schiller’s Room. From the castle
10am–5pm Tue–Sun, 3–10pm Thu. there are fantastic views of the
E Romantikerhaus Schwarza valley.
Unterer Markt 12A. Tel (03641) 49 82
49. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. + Schloß Heidecksburg
Schloßbezirk 1. Tel (03672) 42 900.
E Optisches Museum Open Apr–Oct: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun;
Carl-Zeiss-Platz 12. Tel (03641) 44 31 Nov–Mar: 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
65. Open 10am–4:30pm Tue–Fri,
11am–5pm Sat.
Historical Zeiss-Workshop
The modest Gothic town hall on 8 11:30am Sat.
Marktplatz, in Jena
Environs
0 Jena Dornburg, 12 km (8 miles) to
the northeast, has three palaces:
Road map D4. * 100,000. £ @
n Markt 16 (03641-49 80 50). the Altes Schloß, a Gothic castle
_ Altstadtfest (Sep). transformed in the Renaissance;
∑ jenatourismus.de the Renaissanceschloß
(1539–47) and the charming
Jena is famous for the world- Rokokoschloß (1736–41).
renowned Carl-Zeiss–Jena Optical
Works and its university, founded q Rudolstadt
in 1558. One of the most impor- Road map D4. * 28,000. £ @ Entrance gate to the 11th-century Schloß
tant schools in Germany, its n Marktstraße 5 (03672-48 64 40). Ranis, near Saalfeld
former tutors included Schiller, _ Tanz-und Folk Fest (Jul).
Fichte and Hegel. The oldest ∑ rudolstadt.de w Saalfeld
university building is the Road map D4. * 34,000. £
Collegium Jenense. The main Although Rudolstadt has the @ n Am Markt 6 (03671-339 50).
building was built by Theodor Gothic-Renaissance St Andreas _ Zunftmarkt (Jun).
Fischer in 1905–8. The complex church, a fascinating 16th-century
includes a 120-m (394-ft) town hall and some historic Saalfeld flourished in the
cylindrical tower block, com- houses, tourists come here 14th–16th centuries. From 1680
pleted in 1972 and known as mainly to see majestic Schloß it was the seat of the Duchy of
the “phallus Jenensis”. Heidecksburg, a vast palace Sachsen–Saalfeld, and the
In the town’s main square, perched on a hill. Its present magnificent Baroque Schloß,
Marktplatz, stands the late-Gothic form is mainly the result of built between 1676 and 1720,
Rathaus (town hall), dating from reconstruction work carried dates from this period. The
the early 15th century. Once out in the mid-18th century by former palace chapel, now used
every hour, a figure known as the Johann Christoph Knöffel and as a concert hall, is particularly
Schnap p hans tries to catch a ball, Gottfried Heinrich Krone. Inside noteworthy. Also worth visiting
a symbol of the human soul. is the Johanniskirche, a late-
The Gothic church of St Michael Gothic hall-church with
nearby was built in the 15th interesting furnishings, a
and the 16th cen turies. The valuable Gothic Holy Tomb
Stadtmusem Alte Göhre has an and the sculpted life-size figure
interesting collection of regional of John the Baptist, carved by
history. In Unterer Markt the Hans Gottwalt, a student of
Romantikerhaus is worth a visit; Tilman Riemenschneider.
formerly the home of Johann Another interesting building
Gottlieb Fichte, it now houses in Saalfeld is the early-
a museum devoted to the Renaissance Rathaus (town
Romantic period. hall), built in 1529–37. The town
Also worth visiting are the also has well preserved medieval
Optisches Mu seum on the town forti fications with gates
history of the Carl Zeiss Works and towers. In the southern
and the Zeiss-Planetarium, the part of the town stands the
world’s oldest of its type. In the Baroque Schloß Heidecksburg towering Hoher Schwarm, ruins of a
north, the Goethe-Gedenkstätte over Rudolstadt 13th-century Gothic castle.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp494–5 and pp516–17

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