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| Augustusburg | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 4.513 (2019) | |
| height | 516 m | |
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Augustusburg is a small town in Saxony and is east of Chemnitz.
getting there
Railway from Chemnitz / Flöha or Annaberg-Buchholz with the Zschopautalbahn to Erdmannsdorf; there change to the cable car.
mobility
Map of Augustusburg
Funicular
The train from 1911 connects Erdmannsdorf (with train station) in the Zschopautal with Augustusburg on the height. With a length of 1237 m, it overcomes an altitude difference of 168 m.
- Driving times: daily between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. every 20 minutes
- Fares: One way: € 3.50 (reduced € 3.00); Ascent and descent: € 4.50 (reduced € 4.00), children up to 14 years of age accompanied by parents or grandparents free. Bicycles are also transported for free (data status 12/2007)
- further information: please refer www.drahtseilbahn-augustusburg.de
patio
Tourist Attractions
- City Church of St. Petri
- Castle church in Augustusburg Castle
- Augustusburg Castle. In the castle there are several museums (motorcycle museum, coach museum, museum for hunting animals and ornithology with an exhibition on hunting history, castle dungeon) as well as castle church and fountain house.
activities
shop
View from the castle over Augustusburg
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
trips
Hetzdorf Viaduct
- Hetzdorf Viaduct (9 km north) - the 43 m high and 328 m long railway bridge was replaced in 1992 by two completely new concrete bridges further north. Today it is part of a hiking trail.
- Zschopau (11 km south) - city of motorcycle construction.
- Oederan (15 km northeast) - "Klein-Erzgebirge", the oldest miniature park in Germany.
literature
Web links
- https://www.augustusburg.de/ - Official website of Augustusburg
