Luftschiff, Abandoned village on hill near Jena, Germany

Luftschiff is an abandoned settlement on a hilltop in Thuringia near Jena. The location rises to about 405 meters and is marked by old stone walls and an ancient lime tree that identifies the historical site.

The settlement was originally called Burgrabis, a manor farm linked to the Lords of Lobdeburg, whose line ended with the Lobdeburg Feud of 1295–1316. The inn Luftschiff, first documented in an 1886 chronicle as a complex of three farmsteads, was demolished in spring 1968; well and wall remains and a tall summer lime tree mark its site. After 1945 another attempt was made to establish two farms on the Wöllmisse, but the buildings stood empty and decayed in the 1970s and 1980s. Since the 1990s the settlement has had permanent residents again.

The settlement takes its name from the former inn "Luftschiff", which stood here until it was demolished in spring 1968. A tall summer lime tree still marks the inn's site, and remains of its well and walls survive. The street called "Luftschiff" in Rabis, with house numbers 1 and 3, keeps the name alive.

The location is about 7 kilometers from Jena and accessible by unpaved roads maintained for visitors. The walk to the plateau takes time, but the open terrain provides good landmarks for orientation.

The 1886 Schlöben chronicle records that the Gasthof "Luftschiff" consisted of a complex of three farmsteads on the Wöllmisse. The inn itself was demolished in spring 1968; remains of its well and walls survive, and a tall summer lime tree still marks the spot.