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 | |
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Location of Ernstthal am Rennsteig | |
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Coordinates: 50°29′22″N 11°10′51″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Thuringia |
District | Sonneberg |
Town | Lauscha |
Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 950 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 98724 |
Dialling codes | 036702 |
Vehicle registration | SON |

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.
History
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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