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Probstzella

Tonhalle at Haus des Volkes – Katz Pond (Zelle am See) loop from Probstzella

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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Probstzella

Tonhalle at Haus des Volkes – Katz Pond (Zelle am See) loop from Probstzella

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Tonhalle at Haus des Volkes – Katz Pond (Zelle am See) loop from Probstzella

02:56

9.95km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

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Start point

Train Station

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219 m

Haus des Volkes Bauhaus Ensemble

Highlight • Monument

The Thuringian industrial pioneer Franz Itting, who had already built a power plant in Probstzella in 1909, commissioned the "Haus des Volkes" (People's House) in 1925. The socially minded entrepreneur …

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449 m

Evangelical Church St. Lorenz Probstzella

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The Protestant church in Probstzella is named St. Lorenz Church after its patron saint. The new Baroque nave was built in 1755 and consecrated in 1756. The pulpit altar inside …

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Tonhalle at Haus des Volkes

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One year after the completion of the House of the People, an application was submitted in 1928 to build a bandstand in the building's park. Franz Itting intended to transform …

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1.06 km

Rest Area At the Friendly Neighbor

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Located on the southern loop of the Thuringian Luther Trail is this rest area, lovingly maintained by the neighbors on Großgeschwendaer Berg, with a covered table and benches.

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1.89 km

Friedrichshoffnung Slate Heap

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The "Friedrichshoffnung" slate quarry was established in 1862 by Friedrich Jahn, an innkeeper from Probstzella. The quarry operated for twelve years, then fell into disuse. In 1893, Friedrich Jahn died, …

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5.47 km

Katz Pond (Zelle am See)

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Zell am See (Zelle = short form of Probstzella) - private fish pond in the forest

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6.11 km

Former Border Tower

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The three-story, authentic GDR border tower houses the exhibition "Perpetrators, Victims, Accomplices." Created by journalist and author Roman Grafe ("The Border Through Germany") at this historically authentic location, it is …

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9.84 km

Probstzella Railway Station and Border Museum

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Since October 1, 1885, Probstzella has been a through station on the Prussian State Railway's line from Leipzig via Gera, which continues in Bavaria via Kronach to Hochstadt-Marktzeuln. This once …

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9.95 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.89 km

2.51 km

2.05 km

484 m

Surfaces

4.69 km

2.09 km

1.28 km

857 m

657 m

292 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

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Saturday 22 August

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June 21, 2024,Bahnhof Probstzella-Haus des Volkes – ehemaliger Grenzturm -Runde von Probstzella

Until the fall of the Berlin Wall, Probstzella was the border station between the GDR and the FRG. The inter-zone trains from Munich main station to Berlin Friedrichstrasse were processed here. The trains were changed here from electric locomotives to diesel locomotives coming from the FRG and vice versa. The station was hermetically sealed off by the Vopos Stasi and …

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November 14, 2021,Zu den Trüffeln und Torten der Lauensteiner Confiserie mit Abstecher Grenzturm.

Interesting hike to Confiserie Lauenstein via Villa Falkenstein - here the border ran right through the building.
Back over the old border tower and the Bauhaus Hotel "Haus des Volkes" in Probstzella.

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Tonhalle at Haus des Volkes – Katz Pond (Zelle am See) loop from Probstzella

Haus des Volkes Bauhaus Ensemble

Evangelical Church St. Lorenz Probstzella

Tonhalle at Haus des Volkes

Rest Area At the Friendly Neighbor

Friedrichshoffnung Slate Heap

Katz Pond (Zelle am See)

Former Border Tower

Probstzella Railway Station and Border Museum

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