Suhl - town in Thuringia, Germany

Suhl is a city of 37,000 people (2018) in Thuringia. Suhl its northern neighbour Zella-Mehlis form the largest urban area in the Thuringian Forest.

Understand

The region around Suhl is marked by almost 1,000-meter high mountains, including Thuringia's highest peak, the Großer Beerberg (983 m), approximately 5 km (3 miles) NE of the city centre.

History

Suhl was first mentioned in 1318 and stayed a small mining and metalworking town, until industrialization broke through in late 19th century and Suhl became a centre of Germany's arms production, specialized on rifles and guns with companies such as Sauer & Sohn. Furthermore, the engineering industry was based in Suhl with Simson, a famous car and moped producer.

In 1952, Suhl became one of East Germany's 14 district capitals, which led to a government-directed period of urban growth and conversion. Its results – a typical 1960s concrete architecture-marked city centre – are defining to the present. With the loss of its administrative and industrial functions, Suhl endured a lasting period of urban decline starting in 1990.

Get in

By train

• Suhl Station, 50.6050289°, 10.6829120°.

By car

Suhl is the endpoint of the A73 also known as "Frankenschnellweg"

Get around

See

• St. Mary's church, 50.6099°, 10.69361°. 2018-08-09
• Kreuzkirche, 50.608273°, 10.690338°. 2018-08-09
• Waffenmuseum, 50.6103°, 10.6894°. Tu-Su 10:00-18:00. It describes itself as "Europe's only dedicated museum for small arms". €6, reduced €4 2018-08-09

Do

• Congress Centrum Suhl, 50.610278°, 10.687778°. 2018-08-09

Buy

Eat

Budget

• Gasthaus Naturheilgarten, Prießnitzstraße 15, 98527 Suhl, 50.60619°, 10.70778°, +49 3681 723770, info@naturheilgarten.de. Tu – F from 17:00, Sa Su from 11:00, M closed. Thuringian cuisine and big Schnitzel
• Asia Bistro Mini Wok, Bahnhofstraße 11, 98527 Suhl, 50.60765°, 10.68782°, +49 3681 351734. M – Sa 10:00 – 22:00, Su closed. Asian food

Midrange

• Restaurant Delphi, Steinweg 13, 98527 Suhl, 50.60955°, 10.69284°, +49 3681 4580373, restaurant@delphi-suhl.de. Daily 11:30 – 14:30, 17:30 – 23:30. Greek food
• Gastmahl des Meeres, Steinweg 15, 98527 Suhl (In the pedestrian zone), 50.60946°, 10.69226°, +49 3681 723820, info@gastmahl-des-meeres-suhl.de. M – Sa 10:30 – 23:00 , Su public holidays 10:30 – 15:00. Mainly fish but also other dishes.
• Restaurant Adria, Schleusinger Straße 49, 98527 Suhl, 50.60240°, 10.69223°, +49 3681 723271, info@adria-suhl.de. Tu – Sa 17:00 – 23:00, Su 11:00 – 14:00 18:00 – 21:00, M closed. Croatian food.

Splurge

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Drink

Sleep

Budget

• Pension am Markt, Pfarrstraße 20, 98527 Suhl, 50.60960°, 10.69604°, +49 3681 39750, info@pension-am-markt-suhl.de. single from €31, double from €60
• Öko-Pension-Melle, Max-Reger-Straße 3, 98529, 50.60941°, 10.66778°, +49 3681 304328, info@oeko-pension-melle.de. single from €35, double from €56
• Gasthaus und Pension "Thüringer Hof", Zellaer Str. 101, 98528 Suhl, 50.63596°, 10.73464°, +49 3681 458755, thueringerhofshl@aol.com. Restaurant: M – W 11:30 – 22:00, F 14:00 – 00:00, Sa 11:30 – 00:00, Su 10:00 – 17:00. Also contains an on-site restaurant. single from €30, double from €50

Midrange

• Waldfrieden Suhl, Schleusinger Straße 117, 98527 Suhl, 50.59208°, 10.72272°, +49 3681 722417, info@waldfrieden-suhl.de. Restaurant: summer Tu – Sa 17:00 – 21:00, Su 11:00 – 19:00; winter: W – Sa 17:00 – 21:00, Su 10:00 – 16:00. Also has a restaurant with Thuringian food. single from €35, double from €60
• Steakhouse & Pension Crazy Horse, Carl-Fiedler-Straße 56, 98527 Suhl, 50.61119°, 10.71325°, +49 3681 71280, info@gasthaus-pension-crazy-horse.de. W Th 11:00 – 14:00, 17:00 – 22:00; F 11:00 – 14:00, 17:00 – 23:00, Sa 11:00 – 23:00, Su holidays 11:00 – 22:00. Also a steakhouse single from €41, double from €70

Splurge

• Gasthaus & Hotel Goldener Hirsch, An der Hasel 91-93, 98527 Suhl, 50.60054°, 10.68942°, +49 3681 79590, reservierung@goldener-hirsch-suhl.de. Restaurant: M – Th 11:00 – 14:30, 17:00 – 22:00; F Sa 11:00 – 22:00; Su 11:00 – 21:30. Single from €69, double from €89
• Hotel Thüringen, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 2, 98527 Suhl, 50.60904°, 10.68963°, +49 3681 7676, groeger@hotel-thueringen-suhl.de. Restaurant-Suhl: daily 18:00 – 23:00; Bistros and the Lobby Bar: daily 10:30 – 00:00. Single from €80, double from €99
• Business-Vital-Hotel, Mittelbergstraße 1, 98527 Suhl, 50.57989°, 10.70247°, +49 3681 807140, info@business-vital-hotel.de. Restaurant: M – Sa 18.00 – 21.00, W + Su by appointment. Single from €67, double from €87.50, Suite from €101

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