Großkochberg brings park design and stage culture together as two highlights of a stay. Notable features of Kochberg Palace Park include a watercourse and landscaped garden areas; the amateur theatre regularly hosts events and performances. The town thus offers points of interest for travellers who want to combine culture and parks when choosing a destination.
Watercourse and flower garden
A sandstone channel carries water from the bathing pond through Kochberg Palace Park to a fountain in front of the amateur theatre. The park also has a flower garden with a flower staircase and ornamental flower beds. The watercourse and garden make different contributions: the route from pond to fountain shows how the water is channelled, while the staircase and beds shape the garden’s design. If you would like to explore specific details of the park, these two features are easy to distinguish. At the same time, the fountain in front of the amateur theatre creates a connection between the park and the stage.
Theatre and summer festival
The amateur theatre regularly hosts events and performances. In the wider destination of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel, the annual summer festival at Kochberg Palace adds to the cultural programme: from May to October, weekends feature opera and theatre performances, chamber concerts and readings. These details offer different kinds of planning information: the theatre hosts events regularly, while the festival runs seasonally with a weekend programme. If a particular weekend or event format will shape your travel plans, check the latest event dates before your trip.
More to discover in the wider destination of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel
The landscaped grounds of Kochberg Palace invite you to take a stroll among numerous garden structures, an extensive water system and many secluded places to sit. If you would also like to explore architecture and quieter spots alongside the garden areas, you’ll find more aspects of the park landscape to discover.
Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel also has plenty to offer hikers: long-distance hiking trails pass through the destination. An extensive network of paths runs particularly through the Hintere Uhlstädter Heide and the Uhlstädt-Partschefeld-Hexengrund area. The trails are well maintained and clearly signposted, with plenty of benches and shelters. Conditions and facilities can change over time, so it is worth checking current conditions before setting out on a hike.
Since 2001, a permanent exhibition in the former Wehrhaus in Uhlstädt has explored the history of timber rafting. It covers raft-building techniques, rafting on the Saale, and the way of life, customs and traditions of the rafters. The Rafting Museum also explains how to twist Wieden—ties used in rafting; visitors can see the process in action in front of the Wieden-baking oven. This brings historical content together with a hands-on craft topic. The exhibition is permanent, but opening hours vary by season. Check current times before your visit.
An audio guide leads visitors through the museum, landscaped grounds and theatre at Kochberg Palace.
Discover more destinations: Piesau, Unterweißbach, Saalfelder Höhe, Mellenbach-Glasbach, Saalfeld, Oberweißbach/Thüringer Wald, Lehesten, Remda-Teichel.
Go to the overview of the wider travel region: Saalfeld-Rudolstadt.
