Erzgebirge

The Friedenskirche Aue was built in Art Nouveau style from 1913 onwards and is particularly impressive with its 15-metre-high dome.

At the Oelsnitz/Erzgebirge Mining Museum, visitors can immerse themselves in the thousand-year history of coal mining.

A historic town centre, which is even a UNESCO World Heritage Site, characterises the mountain town of Marienberg.

Rich silver discoveries gave rise to the founding of the mountain town of Schneeberg in 1471.

The Blockhausen Forest Experience Centre is dedicated to a special form of carving: the art of chainsaw carving.

The title Mountain and Adam Ries Town already reveals what special features Annaberg-Buchholz has to offer.

In fact, the name “Erzgebirge” or ore-mountains goes back to the discovery of precious metal/mineral mixtures in the Middle Ages.

Oberwiesenthal is not only Germany's highest town, but also an important health resort.

Kurbad Schlema has been a popular destination for those seeking relaxation for more than 100 years.

What the district of Annaberg looked like around 30 years ago is shown by the model railway in Schönfeld/Erzgebirge on a scale of 1:32.

Zschopau rightly bears the title "motorbike town": After all, motorbikes were developed and produced here from 1922 until the 2000s.

On a rocky spur near the town of Zschopau sits Wildeck Castle which was built in the 16th century as a hunting lodge.

For over 100 years, the Preßnitz Valley Railway has followed the river Preßnitz, which gives the railway its name, on the route from Jöhstadt to Steinbach.

Idyllically situated in the Erzgebirge district, Schneeberg am Filzteich is known above all for its centuries-old mining tradition.

With its strictly geometric park, Weesenstein Castle is a prime example of Baroque architecture.