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Vogtland Reeves' Cultural Trail - Stage 1: From Greiz to Gera
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Karte Kulturweg der Vögte - Etappe 1Photo: Archiv TVV / Barteld Redaktion & Verlag
The parish and the former monastery in Frankenhausen near Crimmitschau recall the medieval period in the Pleissenland area.
Schmölln was elevated to the status of a town by the Reeves between 1324 and 1329. It has one of the largest market squares in Central Germany – it is almost 200 metres long.
Interesting exhibitions await you at Blankenhain Castle and Posterstein Castle before, having passed through the town of Ronneburg with its castle and church, you finally reach the former seat of power of the Reeves of Gera at Osterstein Castle.
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Rest stops
Restaurant und Schlosscafe "Harmonie"Restaurant Museumskeller Reichenbach
Hotel Reussischer Hof - Schmölln
Café Gasthaus Hotel "Collis am Gessenbach"
Tips and hints
www.kulturweg-der-voegte.euStart
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Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the train from Erfurt to Gera. From Gera, the Vogtland railways offers a regional train network to get to nearly all locations of the Cultural Trail.For details, check www.bahn.de or www.vogtlandbahn.de
Getting there
Greiz is located on the federal highways B 92 and B 94. From the A 9 motorway from Erfurt / Leipzig, take the Lederhose exit and go to Weida on the B 175, then on the B 92 to Greiz.From Gera you drive directly over the B 92 to Greiz.
From the A 72 motorway coming from Hof or Chemnitz, take the Reichenbach exit and take the B 94 to Greiz, or the Treuen exit and continue on the S 298 towards Elsterberg, and from Sachswitz continue on the B 92 to Greiz.
Parking
Parking Areas "Westernhagenplatz" in the city center or below the bridge "Schlossbrücke"Coordinates
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- 39 Waypoints
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