Places of interest
WHEN SOMEONE GOES ON A JOURNEY…
… so he can also discover and experience a lot in Bad Sulza and the surrounding area. Some may say that all vacation regions claim to be the most beautiful with the best offers. So come and see Bad Sulza for yourself with its relaxing “Louise” graduation house, the refreshing drinking hall, the idyllic spa gardens, the relaxing Toskana Therme, the tranquil vineyards and the wonderful surroundings that will cast a spell over you – that’s a promise!
Louise
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Louise” graduation tower
Bad Sulza Spa Society
At the graduation house 3
99518 Bad Sulza
info@bad-sulza.de
Tel: 036461 8210 or 036461 20254
Opening hours:
Monday 1 – 4 pm
Tuesday 1 – 6 pm
Wednesday 10 – 12 am and 1 – 4 pm
Thursday 10 – 12 am and 1 – 4 pm
Friday closed
Saturday 10 – 12 am and 1 – 4 pm
Sunday 10 – 12 am and 1 – 4 pm
Admission:
EUR 4.50 adults full payer
EUR 3.50 with spa card
Children up to 6 years free EUR 12.00 Family ticket (2 adults, 3 children)
If you follow the description in the dictionary, a graduation house is an airy wooden scaffolding structure covered with blackthorn brushwood. Brine runs over this blackthorn. As the water trickles down, it evaporates from the brine, leaving behind a brine water concentrate from which salt could be boiled more efficiently. In the days when graduation towers were purely industrial buildings, this concentrate was used to extract the “white gold” – table salt. This was also done in Sulza – sometimes with more, sometimes with less success, depending on which owner was managing the salt works at the time. It was not until the middle of the 18th century that the von Beust family succeeded in making the Sulza salt works profitable.
The construction of three graduation towers also took place during their first years of activity. Friedrich” was created in 1752, “Louise” in 1753 and then “Charlotte” in 1755. Over the centuries, the graduation towers were repeatedly modified, enlarged or reduced in size and in the 1940s and 1950s, two graduation towers had to be demolished due to tight budgets.
What remains is “Louise”, which looks back on an extremely eventful history. The graduation house was extended to a total length of 210 m as early as 1758. Even then, it was the only one with a roof. The background was simple: the brine was the last to run twice over the “Louise” graduation tower. “Louise” was given a roof so that no further dilution by rainwater was possible and no soiling by leaves, birds or other things occurred. In 1926, a violent storm destroyed parts of the graduation house, but it was immediately rebuilt and extended to include an atomizer and inhalation hall.
However, ever-increasing repair costs put the city fathers in a quandary and so the decision was made to completely demolish the graduation house in 1951 and rebuild it in a smaller form.
And today: after extensive renovation work, our “Louise” shines again in new splendor. Both the walkway and the nebulizer and inhalation hall were upgraded, new blackthorn was laid, a new lighting system was installed and new seating was purchased. Now it’s time to breathe deeply again!
Did you know…
- The “Louise” graduation tower is now 142 meters long. Every day it “consumes” 6-8 m³ of brine, firstly on the 890 m² wall of thorns and secondly in the 200 m² atomizer hall.
- Only blackthorn is used as branches for the thorn wall. This type of sloe is particularly robust, so that the brine does not decompose the branches.
- The “Louise” graduation house is in no danger of collapsing, even if the fibrous wood might suggest this in some places. As all the beams have been soaked in brine over the centuries, the wood is very stable and will defy the seasons for many decades to come.
- A song on your lips not only lifts your spirits, but also ensures that the aerosols are inhaled deeper into the bronchial tubes. In the past, you could always hear when little spa guests were undergoing inhalation therapy.
Pump room
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Opening hours:
April to November daily from 10 am to 4 pm
December to March 10-15 h
Admission: free of charge
It is a little gem in the middle of the Bad Sulza spa gardens – the art nouveau-style drinking hall. Unlike its metropolitan namesakes, the Bad Sulza drinking hall only offers water, or to be more precise, healing water in the form of drinking brine. The brine comes from the Carl Alexander Sophien spring, which rises in the red brick building opposite.
On July 18, 1910, after about six months of construction, the drinking hall was opened by the Bad Sulza medical councilor Schenk and Mayor Seidel. Johann Anton Willkomm was also the architect here. In the 1960s, the business had to be closed down completely due to the GDR’s shortage economy and no longer served drinking brine. From then on, the building fell into a deep sleep.
Only since 2009, after extensive renovation work, has the Trinkhalle been open to guests and visitors again. The costs for the renovation alone amounted to EUR 250,000. Numerous details have been preserved in their original state, including the elaborately designed stained glass windows. The lettering “Trinkhalle” above the entrance door also matches exactly.
So try a sip of Bad Sulzaer Trinksole, browse through the small book corner and simply enjoy the relaxing view of the Bad Sulza spa gardens.
Spa gardens with swan pond and music shell
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Freely accessible at any time
Guests often come to the Tourist Information Office simply to tell us how beautiful the Bad Sulza spa gardens are. And this is absolutely true. The Bad Sulza spa gardens are a gem with hidden corners, lush flower beds and shady benches. The oldest parts of the spa gardens were laid out around 1850 with the advice of the well-known Schkell family of gardeners and were designed in the style of an English landscape park. Until the late 19th century, the park was steadily extended towards the city. A music shell was built in 1875 to entertain the increasing number of spa guests and is still used today for spa concerts and events. With an area of approx. 4.6 ha, the spa park forms the connecting element between the city center and other tourist highlights.
1883, on the occasion of the 400. The so-called Luther Oak was planted on the occasion of Martin Luther’s birthday. At more than 135 years old, she is a silent observer of the times and has been a guest at numerous events, large and small, in the Kurpark.
The swan pond attracts guests of all ages like a magnet. Whether you want to watch the ducks, relax in the shade under a huge willow or just have a rest, everyone will find a spot here.
Historical inhalatorium
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Tourist information
Kurpark 2
99518 Bad Sulza
info@bad-sulza.de
Tel: 036461 8210
Opening hours:
Monday – Friday 10-17
Saturday 10-15
Sunday closed
Our historic inhalatorium is a real gem and we can rightly say that we have the most beautiful workplace in Bad Sulza.
In 1903, Bergrat August Leberecht Wunderwald inaugurated the inhalatorium after a construction period of just a few months. At that time, it had some of the most modern medical equipment and facilities available for inhalation and pneumotherapy. Over the decades, the various inhalation rooms have been adapted again and again, depending on how the state of the art and medical knowledge developed. Guests still come to us today and tell us that they once inhaled in the rooms here as children.
The building stood empty from mid-1991 until its first renovation in 1998/99, when it was converted into a tourist information center with a town and spa library. Since then, the spa company Heilbad Bad Sulza has also had its headquarters here.
Initial ideas for a new conversion and redesign to create a modern and friendly meeting point for guests, tourists and locals emerged in 2018. Today, the Historic Inhalatorium has a new look. Two themed niches get guests in the mood for their Bad Sulza experience – one niche shows everything they need to know about brine and salt, the other takes them on a journey through viticulture in and around Bad Sulza, invites them to a wine tasting and presents all the Thuringian wine princesses.
A digital tour through the former premises of the inhalatorium and a large lounge area with numerous souvenirs and information round off the offer.
Saltworks and local history museum
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Bad Sulza Saltworks and Local History Museum
Naumburger Str. 2
99518 Bad Sulza
Tel. 036461 8210
info@bad-sulza.de
Opening hours:
Wed 10-15 h
Sat 10-15 h
Admission:
EUR 3,00 adults full payer
EUR 2.00 with spa card
The long and eventful history of Bad Sulza can be explored in the Saline and Local History Museum.
In 1954, the “Bad Sulzaer Heimatstuben”, the predecessor of the museum, was opened on the grounds of the VEB Saline. This then moved into the former salt pub of the Oberneusulza salt works in 1966. The Salineschenke was once built as an inn for the saltworkers, salt workers and other servants. The building was later used as a boys’ school, residence and boarding school before it was converted into the Saline and Local History Museum.
On display is an outline of around 1000 years of local history – artifacts and excavation finds from the Stone and Bronze Ages, an outline of the history of the saltworks, pictures and documents from the bathing association and the saltworks administration through to the history of the spa industry.
The highlight from the heyday of the Sulza salt works is undoubtedly the historic convent hall. Even if the place is not original, the furniture is original and was used by the members of the Salinenozietät.
Equally noteworthy is the pharmacy-office from 1893. Also known as the apothecary’s workshop, it offers an insight into the work of an apothecary when they were still actual pill makers and recorded every spa guest in the spa book with the tinctures and medicines to be administered to them.
Goethe Garden House 2
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Hotel an der Therme Bad Sulza
Wunderwaldstr. 2a
99518 Bad Sulza
Tel: 036461 91010
Opening hours:
May – September
Friday – Sunday 13-16 h
Admission:
EUR 3,00
Some people rub their eyes in amazement, believing themselves to be in the classical city of Weimar. But no, there is also a Goethe garden house here in Bad Sulza, an exact copy of the garden house from Weimar to be precise.
How this came about is quickly explained. In 1999, the European City of Culture Year took place in Weimar and it was clear that hundreds of thousands of visitors would flock to the city of Goethe, not least to see the garden house of arguably Germany’s greatest poet and thinker. In order to preserve the original and still be able to show Goethe’s summer house to all visitors, an exact copy was built, which found its way to Bad Sulza after the end of the City of Culture year and has stood in a small park below the Toskana Therme ever since.
The Goethe Gartenhaus 2 also has a great advantage: here you can do what is otherwise strictly forbidden in museums and the original: you can touch, try out and test.
Wedding couples can also get married here.
St. Mauritius City Church
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Evangelical Lutheran Parish Office Bad Sulza
Kirchstr. 12
99518 Bad Sulza
Tel: 036461 20432
Mail:
pfarramt@kirchebadsulza.de
Opening hours:
Opening hours daily 10-17 h
Although quite small, the town center of Bad Sulza has three churches – two Protestant and one Catholic. This “wealth of churches” is rooted in history, when Sulza still consisted of several villages – Dorfsulza, Stadtsulza and Bergsulza.
One of the churches is the town church of St. Mauritius. Its origins date back to the 11th century, when a chapel dedicated to St. Maurice stood on the site. A major town fire in 1714 destroyed the Romanesque church located there at the time. Three years later, the church was rebuilt in the Baroque style and a few years later a west tower with bells and weather vane was added.
Today, the church is an open church and can be visited daily. The chancel and the elaborately designed stained glass windows are particularly worth seeing.
The Catholic Church of St. John and the Protestant Church of St. Wigbert are open on special occasions.
Thuringian Wine Gate
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On August 20, 1994, it was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of the Free State of Thuringia, Dr. Bernhard Vogel – the Thuringian Wine Gate. To this day, it stands for the importance of viticulture in the region around Bad Sulza.
Since then, it has marked the start of the Saale-Unstrut wine route and is one of the two Bad Sulza hiking starts. Numerous hiking routes lead through the Thuringian Wine Gate, and the Ilm Valley Cycle Route, the only cycle route in Thuringia to be awarded 4 stars by the ADFC, also passes right through it.
Incidentally, only XXX wood was used.
Saltworks
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Tourist information
Kurpark 2
99518 Bad Sulza
info@bad-sulza.de
Tel: 036461 8210
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Can be viewed from the outside at any time
Saltworks
Unimaginable for us today, centuries ago it was a long and arduous process to extract salt. In this country, salt was almost exclusively produced in salt works. Brine was laboriously extracted from the ground and boiled in huge pans until salt crystals formed, which then had to dry for days before being packaged.
In Bad Sulza, we have the unique and fortunate circumstance of having the most extensively preserved facilities and equipment for the extraction of evaporated salt. Here you can discover how evaporated salt was once extracted from the brine mined from the ground. This can be done either on a hike along the themed “Brine and Salt” trail or on a guided hike.
Artistic trench
If you take a walk through the spa gardens, you are sure to notice the little stream that meanders along them. The so-called artificial trench was created in 1608 by the salt works of the time, hence the name. It was used to utilize water power to drive five water wheels at the time. These in turn operated pumping systems at various shafts with their brine sources, such as the Kunstgraben, Beust and Leopold shafts, using technically sophisticated wooden rods. The wooden rods also drove the pumps that transported the brine over the three graduation towers.
Shaft cesspool with hand gin
If you follow the small winding path at the water wheel up to Goethe Gartenhaus II, you will automatically come to what Bad Sulza locals call the Göpelhaus. This is actually the shaft cave, where the hand bailer is located. To put it simply, a quay is a superstructure over the mouth of a spring. The upper (younger) Kunstgraben spring located here was drilled in 1885. A very rare item is the built-in hand-operated bailer. It was used to lower the pipes for brine extraction into the depths or to pull them up for repair purposes.
Even today, the hand-operated gin is still fully functional.
Tunnel entrance to the artificial trench shaft
The tunnel entrance to the artificial trench shaft with the mouth hole to the lower (older) and upper (younger) artificial trench spring can be found below the shaft cave. The older spring was drilled in 1835 at a depth of 203 meters and supplied a brine with a concentration of 8%. It was replaced by the more recent Kunstgraben spring, which was drilled in 1885. With a drilling depth of 433 meters, it supplied 10% brine for the salt works until 1948. The brine from this spring was then used for bathing in the spa facilities.
Artificial angles or also artificial rods
The artificial angle was originally located above the mouth hole, i.e. the entrance to the artificial trench shaft. Driven by the force of the water wheel and connected to a wooden field rod, the pumps were moved, which pumped the brine from the depths. After electric pumps took over these tasks, the Kunstwinkel was set up in front of the tunnel entrance as a visual aid.
Wheelhouse with water wheel
The Radstube was built after 1835 in connection with the drilling of the older Kunstgraben spring. The water from the artificial moat was used to operate the wooden waterwheel inside. The waterwheel drove two wooden pumping or field rods, which drove the pumps in the artificial trench shaft and the rods in the Beustschacht on the other side of the Ilm.
And even if it is still a dream of the future, a water wheel is set to turn again in the Radstube at some point. Until then, however, there will probably still be a lot of water flowing down the Ilm.
Reversible sock
Built in 1841 on the right bank of the Ilm, the reversible dock was used to change the direction of the pumping gear driven by the water wheel, which set the pumps in the Beustschacht in motion.
Tunnel entrance to the Beustschacht
In 1752, Baron von Beust acquired the Sulza salt works, which was almost completely abandoned at the time. Von Beust led the saltworks to a heyday, so much so that the spring here was named after him. Although the spring originates in Bad Sulza’s Herlitzberg, the entrance to the spring, which was drilled in 1841-1848, can be found under the road next to the railroad embankment. From a depth of 398 meters, it supplied a brine with a concentration of 18%. Today, the shaft can only be viewed from the outside.
Louise” graduation tower
The only graduation house still preserved today was also once part of the salt works and was once an “industrial building”. Before it was sent to boil, the brine was passed four times over what were then three graduation towers. The brine ran twice through the “Louise” graduation house, which is still preserved today. Because even then, only “Louise” had a roof and thus kept out dirt from trees or birds.
Since the middle of the 19th century, the graduation house has been used more and more for spa purposes. With the drilling of springs with saturated brine in Darnstedt, the Bad Sulza graduation works were then superfluous.
Brine reservoir
In order to obtain a consistent quantity and quality of evaporated salt, it was necessary to maintain the boiling process day and night. As there was not always enough brine available in the right concentration, despite a number of brine springs and several graduation towers, the two-storey brine reservoir was built in 1780 and extended again in 1810. The brine, which was pumped here from the graduation works using wooden pipes, was stored in two huge wooden basins that extend over almost the entire floor area of the building. Today, the reservoir is a real treasure, as it is the only original in the whole of Europe and is particularly remarkable due to its construction.
Boiling pan V
Directly opposite the brine reservoir is the only one of the nine boiling houses still standing. This was the only one to be fitted with a free-standing chimney in 1885/86. This is where the actual salt boiling process took place, in which the brine was boiled, initially with wood and later with coal, until salt crystals were deposited at the bottom of the huge, square metal pans. The wet salt was then pulled to the wall of the pans with long crutches and thrown onto the pan roof with shovels. The final drying took place in the drying room, the so-called kiln. With a bit of luck, you can watch our salt boilers practicing this original craft in the show boiling facility during the summer months.
Saltworks and local history museum
In 1848, this building was erected as a saltworks tavern, a restaurant for the saltworks workers, salt workers and other employees of the saltworks. In its eventful history, it was then a boys’ school, residential house and boarding school before the Bad Sulza Saline and Local History Museum moved in here in 1954. Here, visitors can learn all about the eventful history of the salt works and salt production in the town. The jewel in the museum’s crown is the historic Convent Hall, which served as a meeting and social room for the saline administration. Everything is still original – from the furniture and paintings to the porcelain. What a pill maker did is explained in the fully preserved pharmacy dispensary from the 19th century. And how great-great-grandmother did the laundry back then is shown in the back of the museum.
Darnstedt brine drilling towers
Although located in the neighboring village of Darnstedt, the brine drilling towers there are still attributed to the Sulza salt works. A deep well drilled between 1893 and 1896 at a depth of 880 meters brought saturated, 27% brine to light. A water wheel and field rods were erected to operate the pumps and the brine was pumped into the Bad Sulza brine reservoir via a 2 km pipeline. In 1937, a second well was drilled in Darnstedt because the riser pipes of the first well had become clogged and broken due to the aggressive brine. Fortunately for the Saline Directorate, the brine vein of the old spring was discovered at a depth of 385 meters. From this point onwards, all other springs in Bad Sulza lost their significance, as their brine would have had to be graded. The spring in Darnstedt supplied the brine for the evaporated salt production in Bad Sulza until 1967. Boiling operations were then completely discontinued.
Historical city tour
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The region
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Apolda – The city of bells
Bells, Dobermans and knitting – you could characterize Apolda in so few words and not even come close to doing the town justice. The GlockenStadtMuseum tells the story of the town and the bell foundry – more than 20,000 bells were once made in Apolda, the most famous of which can still be heard today in Cologne Cathedral.
In the past, tens of thousands of people worked in the numerous knitting and warp knitting factories. And even today, small ateliers still offer exclusive fashion and accessories, not just knitwear and yarn. The APOLDA EUROPEAN DESIGN AWARD is an institution in the fashion world, building on the centuries-old fashion tradition.
Art lovers will get their money’s worth at the Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde. Works by renowned artists such as Warhol, Miró, Picasso and Matisse have already been shown here.
The town of bells is just a stone’s throw away from Bad Sulza. You can be there in 15 minutes by car, only the train is even faster and arrives at Apolda station in just 6 minutes – it’s almost not worth sitting down.
Jena – The city of light
The science and university city is just 30 km away and should not be missing from your “visit list”. Goethe, Schiller, Zeiss, Abbe and even Napoleon are personalities who left their mark on the city and whose legacy can still be felt today. Would you like to reach for the stars? Then you should definitely plan a visit to the world’s oldest planetarium. You can “hike with a view” on the SaaleHorizontale, the 72 km long quality hiking trail around Jena with stunning views and changing perspectives of the city of light.
Weimar – The city of classics
The city truly lives up to its name as a city of culture. More than 20 museums, two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, numerous parks and gardens and several homes of historical celebrities such as Goethe and Schiller invite you to visit. The new Bauhaus Museum opened in April 2019 and has been one of the city’s tourist highlights ever since. You can reach Weimar in 20 minutes by train.
Erfurt – The state capital
Erfurt can do almost anything – from historic to cutting-edge, from bustling to tranquil, the state capital of Thuringia has something for everyone. In the city’s 1270-year history, numerous important personalities, above all Luther, but also Goethe, Schiller and Bach, have worked here and left their mark.
Erfurt’s best-known landmark is undoubtedly Erfurt Cathedral with its famous Gloriosa bell. The annual Domstufenfestspiele (Cathedral Steps Festival) at the foot of the cathedral is a special experience. And the Krämerbrücke, which with its 120 m length and 32 houses is the longest completely built-up bridge street in Europe, is worth a visit in itself. The little shops on the Krämerbücke are the icing on the cake.
The train will take you to the Thuringian state capital in half an hour.
Bad Kösen
Like Bad Sulza, Bad Kösen was once a place where evaporated salt was produced. And here, too, the medicinal effects of the brine were only gradually discovered. Bad Kösen subsequently became a fashionable spa in the 19th century and numerous famous artists and writers stayed here for a cure – including Edvard Munch and Max Liebermann. The historic spa gardens with their imposing columned hall and the small zoo behind it are particularly worth seeing and experiencing.
Many people know Käthe Kruse, who lived in Bad Kösen until 1950. Today, the town is home to the world’s largest collection of Käthe Kruse dolls. The Kösen toy manufactory continues to produce dolls and plush figures.
Saaleck Castle and Rudelsburg Castle are just a stone’s throw away and are well worth a visit.
Naumburg – UNESCO World Heritage City
The most famous landmark of the city on the Saale is probably Naumburg Cathedral, which is world-famous with the founder figures of Uta and Ekkehard and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since June 2018. But there is much more to see in Naumburg. More than 1000 years of history, from the first documented mention in 1012 to the modern day, offer plenty of variety. In the town church of St. Wenzel there is the next superlative – the world’s largest Hildebrandt organ, a baroque organ that is considered a symbol of Bach’s organ ideal and has fans all over the world. You can regularly listen to the sounds of the organ and, once you are there, you can also visit the former tower mason’s apartment. The view over the city on the Saale makes up for the climb to a height of 46 meters.
On the almost 20 km drive, you will pass numerous vineyards and should definitely plan a stop at one of the winegrowers.
Freyburg
Located in the heart of the Saale-Unstrut wine-growing region, Freyburg is the secret capital of the wine-growing area. The town on the Unstrut boasts three additional names – Jahnstadt, Weinstadt and Sektstadt. Friedrich-Ludwig Jahn, known today as the father of gymnastics Jahn, was a citizen of the town who spent many years of his life here. A museum is dedicated to him today.
And would you have known it: the famous Rotkäppchen sparkling wine cellar is also based in Freyburg. Among other things, you can visit Germany’s largest cuvée wine barrel with a capacity of 120,000 liters on a guided tour of the sparkling wine cellar.
OUT INTO NATURE
Bad Sulza is beautifully nestled in the valley of the River Ilm, with gentle hills to the left and right, many of them covered in vines. The highest point in the area is just 250 m high. There are great views into the distance – perfect for letting your eyes and thoughts wander, enjoying peace and quiet and recharging your batteries.
Nature offers numerous opportunities to be more or less active, depending on your wishes and fitness level.
BICYCLING
Bad Sulza is also ideal for an extended bike tour. Several signposted cycle paths lead directly through the village or pass close by. The Ilmtal cycle path runs right through the Bad Sulza spa gardens, past the tourist information office. This cycle path is Thuringia’s only cycle path to be awarded 4 stars by the ADFC. Its 123 km total length meanders from the Thuringian Forest at the source of the Ilm in Allzunah through numerous picturesque Thuringian towns and villages to finally meet up with the Saaleradweg in the neighboring town of Großheringen in Bad Sulza.
The Emsenbach cycle path, which connects Bad Sulza with the village of Auerstedt, is not nearly as long, but is also scenically beautiful and suitable for a cycle tour with children.
Thanks to its central location between the cities of Weimar, Apolda and Naumburg, exploring the sights there is an ideal day trip.
For an excursion into the surrounding area, we have bicycles available for you at the Tourist-Info.
HIKING
Relax / Astonish / Experience / Discover / See / Hear / Feel
Our newly signposted network of hiking trails takes you on a short tour with the family, a long themed hike on foot or a sporty hike to your daily 10,000-step target.
There are two hiking starts in Bad Sulza. One is located at the tourist information office. The “Salt Trail”, the “Meadows & Pastures” trail and the “Crow’s Hut” word-out trail start here. Six hiking trails begin at the second hiking start at the Thuringian Wine Gate. These include the “Sonnenberge” hiking trail, the “5-Sinne Lanitztal” terrain spa trail, the wine hiking trail, the “Bad Sulza 360°” panorama trail and the “Napoleonslinden” hiking trail.
The new signposts let you get active. Each sign shows your progress and the distance between start and finish in stride lengths. Improve your fitness and be rewarded with the most beautiful views along the way.
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Our Kneipp facility is located directly next to the historic inhalatorium. The treading pool in the artificial trench is constantly fed with fresh ilm water and is therefore ideal for cooling off, not only on warm days. Stroll through the cool water in a stork walk, preferably several times. The Kneipp facility includes a barefoot path with various natural materials, including wine corks. Because one thing is clear: we are a wine town.
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Bad Sulza outdoor pool with mini golf course
Bad Sulza’s outdoor pool is located in the immediate vicinity of the “Louise” graduation house, directly on the Ilmtal cycle path.
In 2002/03, it was completely redesigned and equipped with the latest technology, leaving no swimmer’s heart untouched. Regardless of whether you want to do a sporty and dynamic swim or simply spend a leisurely afternoon with your children in the Bad Sulza outdoor pool – there is the right offer or water pool for everyone. A wide slide, water spouts, underwater massage jets and air bubble plates provide additional variety.
On the huge outdoor area there is a beach volleyball court, table tennis tables and of course play equipment and a sandpit for the little ones.
The outdoor pool season starts on May 15, 2023. If you have any questions about swimming courses, please call the outdoor pool team.
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Bad Sulza outdoor pool
At the graduation house 7
99518 Bad Sulza
Tel: 036461 87941
Opening hours
(15) May – (15) September
Mon, Thu – Sun 10 am – 7 pm
Wed 10 am – 8 pm
Tue closed
NORDIC WALKING
Nordic walking is an endurance sport. The targeted and rhythmic use of two special walking poles, which are actively used with every arm movement, achieves a particularly effective training result. A few years ago, Nordic walkers were always ridiculed a little when they were out and about “with ski poles in summer”. Today, Nordic walking is a popular sport that is also suitable for people with joint damage or who are overweight. When done correctly, Nordic walking is an endurance sport that strengthens the entire upper body muscles and the cardiovascular system and also helps to shed excess pounds.
Further information
Sylvia Laube
Nordic walking trainer
Tel: 036461 20412 or 0160 187 0389
www.nordic-walking-laube.de
laube-sylvia@web.de
SEGWAY
Have you ever driven a single-axle vehicle through vineyards? No? Then you have the opportunity to do so in Bad Sulza. With a Segway, a two-wheeled, battery-powered means of transportation that moves by shifting your body weight, you can explore Bad Sulza, Naumburg or the Mittelberg, the site of the famous Nebra Sky Disk, on guided tours.
Seggy Tours Laube will accompany you after a detailed briefing, always accompanied by stories and interesting facts about the surroundings.
Further information
Seggy-Tours Sylvia Laube
Tel: 036461 20412 or 0160 187 0389
www.seggy-tours-laube.de
laube-sylvia@web.de
Yoga
Whether yoga class, aqua yoga, yoga & breathwalk ®, yoga walk with picnic… There is a range of yoga offers in Bad Sulza. Yoga is a millennia-old teaching of life and health methods that originated in India. In an increasingly hectic world, yoga aims to relieve physical and mental tension and help you find peace. Special movement sequences and targeted breathing improve physical and mental mobility.
Further information:
YOGA with Sandra Stock
info@yogamitsandra.de
www.yogamitsandra.de
Tel: 0178 530 69 92
Canoe, inflatable boat, Canadian canoe...
The Saale is the largest and most important river in Thuringia. A classic waterway, the Saale runs through Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt until it flows into the Elbe. The varied and unspoilt river landscape passes through many quaint villages, towns and historical sights such as castles and palaces. The changing flow velocities invite you to take short or long walks on the water.
There are access points in Camburg, Bad Kösen and Großheringen, for example.
Further information:
OUTTOUR Active Travel
To the Unstrut 55
06636 Laucha
Phone: 034462 501951
info@outtour.de
