Ernstthal am Rennsteig

Ernstthal am Rennsteig is a municipality section of the so-called Glass-blower Town (de: Glasbläserstadt) Lauscha in the district of Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.

Ernstthal am Rennsteig
Ortsteil of Lauscha
Coat of arms
Location of Ernstthal am Rennsteig
Ernstthal am Rennsteig
Ernstthal am Rennsteig
Coordinates: 50°29′22″N 11°10′51″E
CountryGermany
StateThuringia
DistrictSonneberg
TownLauscha
Elevation
770 m (2,530 ft)
Population
  Total950
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
98724
Dialling codes036702
Vehicle registrationSON
Glass Factory Ernstthal
Ernstthal Station with a train of the South Thuringian Railway
Christmas ornament of the Krebs Glass Lauscha

Geography

Close to the Ernstthal Station and the Rennsteig rises the river Kieselbach one of the tributaries of the Lichte river.

Politics

Culture

Economy and infrastructure

Famous people

  • Karl Böhm-Hennes, a successful skier (1891–1914)
  • Wally Eichhorn-Nelson, an author
  • Baldur Schönfelder, an artist who made paintings of the "Rennsteig"


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