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EUR 70 - 79 Hotel Thüringen
Hotel Thüringen is a 4-minute walk from Suhl Congress Centre and a 10-minute walk from Suhl Train Station. It has a restaurant which serves internati… MoreEUR 59 - 102 Ringberg Hotel
This hotel on top of the Ringberg Mountain offers panoramic views of Suhl and the Thuringian Forest. Guests have free use of the swimming pool, sauna … MoreEUR 43 - 132 Hotel Landgut Aschenhof
Featuring a timber-framed façade and spacious garden, this 3-star hotel in the village of Suhl-Albrechts is located amid the idyllic meadows and wood… MoreEUR 55 - 85 Hotel Goldener Hirsch
This hotel offers free parking and free internet access in all rooms. It is a 10-minute walk from Suhl´s train station and just 5 minutes from t… MoreEUR 64 - 147 Arcadia Hotel Suhl
This 4-star hotel offers soundproofed rooms and a panoramic restaurant. It is directly connected to Suhl’s convention centre and the Ottilienbad spa… MoreEUR 62 - 80 Business Vital Hotel am Rennsteig
This business and spa hotel is located in the town of Suhl, in Thuringia, and enables you to strike a perfect balance between work and relaxation.
Co… MoreEUR 40 - 70 Aktivhotel im FRIZ
This welcoming hotel is located near the centre of Suhl, just a 9-minute walk from the train station. Before heading outdoors, enjoy a delicious break… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
According to a local joke, "Suhl is so close to the edge of the world you can see Zella-Mehlis".
First appearance in 1318. From 1365 the coat of arms shows two hammers indicating the cities most important base of living: metal processing. City rights were granted (confirmed) in 1527.
Suhl was capital of the south-western GDR district "Bezirk Suhl" from 1952 till 1990.
The metal processing of Suhl naturally led, during the Renaissance, to other major local industries, including gunsmithing and armoring. Suhl was a major producer of cannons throughout the seventeenth and subsequent centuries, and Suhl cannons were used by many European powers. A major arms company that was located in Suhl for almost 200 years was J.P. Sauer und Sohn GmbH, producer of hunting rifles, shotguns, and pistols such as the Sauer 38H until moving operations to Eckernförde at the end of WWII.
During the Cold War, the East Germany|East German national Shooting sports|shooting arena was located at Suhl and hosted many top-level competitions including the 1986 ISSF World Shooting Championships|ISSF World Championships. Although surpassed in this respect in the unified Germany by the Olympic Games|Olympic shooting centre at Munich, Suhl remains an important place to the sport. It hosts Germany's only school for armorers and a well equipped museum of weapons.
Suhl became famous after division for building the Simson moped.
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