Apolda

The City of Bells and Knitwear

First mentioned in writing in the year 1119, the city developed into a manufacturing and trading hub during the 18th century, in particular with its renowned bell foundry and flourishing textile industry. Even today, knitwear made in Apolda is synonymous with fashion and quality.

More than 20,000 bells from Apolda all around the world, including the large bell of the Cologne Cathedral, stand for the skilled craftsmanship of the past bell founders. Nowadays, numerous public buildings, mansions and bourgeois houses lend the city a unique flair of Gründerzeit and Art Nouveau.

Tourist-Information Apolda
Markt 1
99510 Apolda
Deutschland

Telefon: +49 (0) 3644 - 65 01 00
Telefax: +49 (0) 3644 - 65 05 18

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Current Events

Salvador Dalí - Biblia Sacra
Apolda | 29. 04. 2025 - 10:00

Salvador Dalí - Biblia Sacra

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) ist weltbekannt und seine Werke sind nun im Kunsthaus Apolda zu sehen.

Walter Agatha - Bewegtes und bewegendes Leben
Apolda | 29. 04. 2025 - 11:00

Walter Agatha - Bewegtes und bewegendes Leben

Walter Agathas Biographie steht exemplarisch für die deutschen Erfahrungen des 20. Jahrhunderts.

Salvador Dalí - Biblia Sacra
Apolda | 30. 04. 2025 - 10:00

Salvador Dalí - Biblia Sacra

Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) ist weltbekannt und seine Werke sind nun im Kunsthaus Apolda zu sehen.

Tourist Attractions

The City of Bells Museum

In two permanent exhibitions, the museum documents the development of the primary employment sectors that particularly…

Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde

Every year, internationally renowned modernist art exhibitions draw thousands of visitors to the Apolda Kunsthaus. Up…

Kulturfabrik

In this building, erected for the Karl Köcher Woll- und Strickwaren (wool and knitwear) Company in 1921, ateliers and…

Herressener Promenade

This park evolved in the 19th century under the supervision of Otto Ludwig Sckell (1861-1948), who was the Grand Ducal…

Luther Church

Erected between 1890 and 1894 in neo-Gothic style, the Luther Church is Apolda’s most impressive structure. From May to…

Citizens Fountain

The fountain’s basin is fashioned after the Apolda city coat of arms, a tree-stump with sprouting branches. Four relief…

Glockenspiel at the Stadthaus

The last Apolda bell-founding master, Peter Schilling, crafted the bells for a 40-part glockenspiel for his hometown.…

Dobermann monument

In 1999, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the “National Dobermann Pinscher Club” based in…

Apolda Castle

In the 12th century, the most dominating structure in the city’s „skyline” was the fortress, the later castle, which…

Zimmermannbau

The former “Warehouse, Administration, and Factory Building” of the firm Christian Zimmermann & Sohn, the largest…

Christian Zimmermann monument

The monument was dedicated to the founder of Apolda’s first business for knitwear in 1892. During the GDR period, the…

Eiermann Building

The residential and industrial buildings designed by Egon Eiermann illustrate the trend of building in the spirit of…