Captivating, historic, unique

Cultural treasures in Mühlhausen 

Tradition and culture - life has been pulsating here in the Unstrut lowlands for almost two millennia. The traditional half-timbered town of Mühlhausen enchants every visitor. You will encounter witnesses to Mühlhausen's rich past at every turn, such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Thomas Müntzer. Numerous historical buildings, such as the town wall or the imposing St Mary's Church, still bear witness to its former importance.

Do you love culture, sightseeing and city tours?

Then Mühlhausen is the right place for you. Numerous excursion destinations and sights in Mühlhausen and the surrounding area invite you to explore and discover. Whether museums, monuments, interesting and charming towns or UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the immediate vicinity - there is something for everyone here.

Feel like you've travelled back in time to the Middle Ages - simply unique!

What makes Mühlhausen so special!

Cultural treasures & sights

TOWN WALL

The Mühlhausen town wall was 2.8 kilometres long in total, of which 2.2 kilometres are still preserved and, above all, still accessible today. The town wall covered an area of almost 50 hectares and its original structure also included four main gates. Mühlhausen is one of the few towns that still has an almost complete ring of medieval town walls. Despite some loss of substance, the town wall still conveys an impressive impression of the defences and importance of the former Free Imperial City. The viewing platform of the Rabenturm offers a marvellous panorama of Mühlhausen and the surrounding area.

MÜHLHAUSEN LION’ MONUMENT

The memorial was erected in honour of the Mühlhausen soldiers who died in the First World War. From the upper platform, adorned with a stone lion, you have an impressive view of the imperial city and its surroundings.

ST.MARY CHURCH

St Mary's Church in Mühlhausen is the second largest hall church in Thuringia after Erfurt Cathedral. As an architectural and historical monument, as a memorial to Müntzer, as a meeting place for art and culture, as a venue for musical events and as a place of religious life, St Mary's Church is still closely linked to the history of the town and its citizens.

BACH CHURCH DIVI BLASII

The Protestant parish church Divi Blasii is one of Johann Sebastian Bach's places of work and is therefore also known as the Bach Church. Bach was organist here for a year and developed the organ, which can be viewed on a guided organ tour. The main church of the lower town was built in the 13th/14th century by the Teutonic Order as the first large Gothic church in central Germany.

CORN MARKET CHURCH WITH PEASANT WAR MUSEUM

The former monastery church of St Crucis is located directly opposite our hotel and is characterised by its

Its simple architecture, characterised by its dimensions and proportions, makes it a mendicant church. Today it houses a Peasants‘ War Museum, which provides information about the course, highlights and aftermath of the German Peasants’ War in the context of the time and as part of German national history.

TOWN HALL

The core of the town hall was built around 1300, with Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque extensions creating a unique ensemble of buildings in the centre of the old town. The hall, the Great Council Chamber with its Gothic paintings and the Imperial City Archive are particularly attractive for visitors.

CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS WITH MUSEUM GALLERY

The All Saints' Church was thoroughly restored in the 1980s and handed over to the Mühlhausen museums for use by the town of Mühlhausen. Since then, the church has served as a museum gallery in which exhibitions from the Mühlhausen museums' Thuringian art collection as well as special exhibitions of contemporary art can be seen.

CULTURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

The neo-Renaissance building, erected in 1870, not only stands out for its design, but also for the exhibition inside. The exhibition covers the prehistory and early history of the Unstrut-Hainich district as well as Thuringian art of the 20th century.

IMPERIAL CITY ARCHIVE

The archive library comprises four independent libraries and, with 23,000 volumes, forms an extensive collection on the history of the town and the region, the history of the Reformation and the Peasants' War as well as the history of law and medicine in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Leisure time fun for everyone

Indoor & outdoor tips

Thüringentherme leisure and adventure pool

The almost 8,000 m² area offers visitors various sports and wave pools, a water slide, a waterfall, indoor and outdoor fun pools with massage jets, whirlpool loungers, a current channel, several whirlpools and various saunas.

Hainich National Park

Discover the largest contiguous area of deciduous forest in Germany on a hike or a walk with the whole family. The highlight of the national park is the treetop path, which is over 500 metres high and winds its way through the leaves of the deciduous trees to above their treetops. A highlight for visitors of all ages!

Rose city Bad Langensalza

As Thuringia's number one park and garden town, Bad Langensalza offers recreation seekers numerous green spaces around the historic town centre. Various Japanese landscapes can be admired in the Garden of Bliss. Special highlights include the large plant pavilion and the original Japanese tea house, where you can enjoy a tea ceremony or get married by appointment. The rose garden with its almost 500 species and varieties of roses and the botanical garden are also definitely worth a visit.

(c) Silvester Goldau