Brotterode (German pronunciation: [bʁɔtəˈʁoːdə] ⓘ) is a town and a former municipality next to the Rennsteig in the Thuringian Forest, in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, in Thuringia, central Germany.

Before World War II, was part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau.

Today Brotterode is famous for tourism, winter sports, and hiking.

Next to Brotterode is the Großer Inselsberg which is, with 916.5 meters, one of the highest mountains in the Thuringian Forest.

Named after it is the ski jumping hill Inselbergschanze with a current record of 123.5 meters.