Rudolstadt Attractions

Above the Saale River and the town of Rudolstadt rears Schloss Heidecksburg, a magnificent Baroque palace built by the Counts of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt from 1737 onwards. It now houses a museum and art gallery.

With its harmonious combination of architecture, paintings, sculpture and furniture it is one of the finest examples of European Rococo.

In Rudolstadt's old town stands Schloss Ludwigsburg (1734), a Baroque palace with a handsome banqueting hall.

The Town Church in Rudolstadt is a hall-church rebuilt in Late Renaissance style in the 17th C, retaining many Late Gothic features.

In Rudolstadt's Heinrich Heine Park is an open-air museum (peasant houses of the 17th-20th centuries).

Rudolstadt is home to the Traditional and Folk Art Museum.