Range 0 3 · up to approx. 2 hours

By car

Thuringia, made tangible: workshops, factory shops, museums and landscapes continue the stories of the objects in the house.

7 editorially developed tours. The linked Komoot/Maps navigation is available; check current closures and opening hours before setting out.

01 Landscape & Saale02 Border & memory03 House & heritage04 Leather & industry05 Thuringian objects06 Food & factory shops07 Smart home & energy

7 tours

As of 27 August 2026

01 · Thuringian objects

Ceramics town Bürgel – potteries & museum

The Google Maps route runs from the public car park in Hirschberg to two potteries and the Bürgel Ceramics Museum. All three destinations are unambiguously linked in the supplied route.

Distance
74.6 km
Duration
50 min
Category
Car
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02 · Thuringian objects

Porcelain and Leuchtenburg

From Hirschberg to the Reichenbach Porcelain Manufactory and on to Leuchtenburg Castle – Thuringian porcelain, factory shopping and a castle panorama in one drive.

Distance
87.9 km
Duration
approx. 1 hr 8 min
Category
Car
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03 · Thuringian objects

Jena glass and the Planetarium

From Hirschberg to the GLAS in JENA factory shop, via Jena Market Square and on to the Zeiss Planetarium.

Distance
87.8 km
Duration
approx. 1 hr 3 min
Category
Car
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04 · Thuringian objects

The grand slate journey

From Hirschberg via Lotharheil to the historic slate-mining monument in Lehesten and on to the German Slate Museum in Ludwigsstadt – from today’s slate craft through open-cast mining to processing and everyday history.

Distance
63.5 km
Duration
approx. 1 hr 19 min
Category
Car
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05 · Food & factory shops

Pans and Heinzelmännchen

From Hirschberg to the BAF factory shop in Fischbach, then via the Gnome Park to Trusetal Waterfall.

Distance
223.0 km
Duration
approx. 3 hrs 7 min
Category
Car
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06 · Thuringian objects

Travertine and Hainich

From Hirschberg to the travertine works in Bad Langensalza, with a short city-centre stop and on to the Hainich Treetop Trail.

Distance
184.0 km
Duration
approx. 2 hrs 4 min
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Car
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07 · Thuringian objects

Theuma and the Göltzschtal Bridge

From Hirschberg to the Theuma Natural Stone Works, via the Kuhbergbaude inn to the Göltzschtal Bridge – natural stone, views and engineering in the Vogtland.

Distance
71.5 km
Duration
approx. 1 hr 8 min
Category
Car
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