First mentioned in a document in 1232, town charter in 1412, landmark Bertholdsburg Castle with the Natural History Museum, market square with town hall and market fountain with the statue of Countess Elisabeth(1710), St. John's Church with Aegidien Chapel (burial place of the Henneberg Counts), Henneberg High School "Georg Ernst" (founded in 1577), recreational area "Bergsee Ratscher".