# Suhl

Suhl is a city of 37,000 people (2018) in Thuringia. Suhl offers over 300 km of cycling and hiking trails and over 100 km of ski trails in its territory. Suhl and 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. In 1988, Suhl had 56,000 inhabitants. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a dramatic population decline began. Since then, more than 20,000 inhabitants have left he city, and entire districts have been razed to the ground.

### Tourist information

* Suhl tourism information website

## Get in
### By train

* 50.60502910.6829121 Suhl Station.

### By car

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

## See

* 50.609910.693611 St. Mary's church. The main church of St. Mary from 1487-91 was rebuilt after the city fires in 1590, 1634 and 1753. It received its Rococo interior in 1761. It is considered the largest surviving Rococo church in eastern Germany. (updated Aug 2018)
* 50.60827310.6903382 Kreuzkirche. (updated Aug 2018)
* 50.610310.68943 Waffenmuseum (The Weapons Museum), the Malzhaus. Tu-Su 10:00-18:00. It describes itself as "Europe's only dedicated museum for small arms". In a beautifully renovated, large half-timbered building, there is a permanent exhibition on the subject of weapons and changing special exhibitions. €6, reduced €4. (updated Aug 2018)
* 50.6112610.688574 Suhl Vehicle Museum, Friedrich-König-Straße 7, ☏ +49 3681 705004. daily 10:00-18:00, last entry 17:00. The Suhl tradition of vehicle construction is made accessible to the public in this museum. All areas of vehicle construction (e.g., mopeds such as the famous Schwalbe and Simson) and in particular the history of Suhl motorsport are presented here. Adult €9 , reduced admission €7, family ticket: 2 adults + children €20. (updated Dec 2024)

## Do

* 50.61027810.6877781 Congress Centrum Suhl. (updated Aug 2018)

## Eat
### Budget

* 50.6061910.707781 Gasthaus Naturheilgarten, Prießnitzstraße 15, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 723770, fax: +49 3681 305091, info@naturheilgarten.de. Tu – F from 17:00, Sa Su from 11:00, M closed. Thuringian cuisine and big Schnitzel
* 50.6076510.687822 Asia Bistro Mini Wok, Bahnhofstraße 11, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 351734. M – Sa 10:00 – 22:00, Su closed. Asian food

### Midrange

* 50.6095510.692843 Restaurant Delphi, Steinweg 13, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 4580373, fax: +49 3681 4580375, restaurant@delphi-suhl.de. Daily 11:30 – 14:30, 17:30 – 23:30. Greek food
* 50.6094610.692264 Gastmahl des Meeres, Steinweg 15, 98527 Suhl (In the pedestrian zone), ☏ +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.

### Splurge
## Sleep
### Budget

* 50.609610.696041 Pension am Markt, Pfarrstraße 20, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 39750, fax: +49 3681 397539, info@pension-am-markt-suhl.de. single from €31, double from €60.
* 50.6094110.667782 Öko-Pension-Melle, Max-Reger-Straße 3, 98529, ☏ +49 3681 304328, fax: +49 3681 31259, info@oeko-pension-melle.de. single from €35, double from €56.
* 50.6359610.734643 Gasthaus und Pension "Thüringer Hof", Zellaer Str. 101, 98528 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 458755, fax: +49 3681 458758, 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

* 50.5920810.722724 Waldfrieden Suhl, Schleusinger Straße 117, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 722417, fax: +49 3681 8049669, 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.
* 50.6111910.713255 Steakhouse & Pension Crazy Horse, Carl-Fiedler-Straße 56, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 71280, fax: +49 3681 712811, 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

* 50.6005410.689426 Gasthaus & Hotel Goldener Hirsch, An der Hasel 91-93, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 79590, fax: +49 3681 795920, 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.
* 50.6090410.689637 Hotel Thüringen, Platz der Deutschen Einheit 2, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 7676, fax: +49 3681 724379, 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.
* 50.5798910.702478 Business-Vital-Hotel, Mittelbergstraße 1, 98527 Suhl, ☏ +49 3681 807140, fax: +49 3681 80714333, 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.