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| Neck bridge | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 5.088 (2019) | |
| height | 350 m | |
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The place Neck bridge lies in the valley of the Freiberger Mulde, north of the city Freiberg. The Rothschönberger Stolln, a drainage tunnel of the Freiberg mining industry, begins at Halsbrücke.
getting there
The runs west of Halsbrücke 
of Siebenlehn at the 
to Freiberg. Halfway through, in Großschirma, you turn left. A railway connection no longer exists. The next train station is in Freiberg, from there buses of the Freiberg city transport depart.
mobility
In Halsbrücke there is a connection to the public transport network via the city bus line H in the direction of Freiberg, various regional buses run, among others. to Reinsberg, Bieberstein and Großschirma.
Tourist Attractions
The landmark of the place is the "Halsbrücker Esse"which, at a height of 140 m when it was built in 1889, was the highest chimney in the world.
In the north of the village, the Freiberger Mulde makes an arc, followed by the remains of one Boat lift house, probably the oldest ship lift in the world. Remains of the can be found further downstream Old Father Bridge. The seventeenth-century stone arch bridge, 70 meters long, was used as an aqueduct, but was partially blown up in 1893.
activities
shop
In Halsbrücke there is a supermarket of the "Nah & Gut" chain, a branch of the Kästner bakery, a butcher shop, an electronics shop, two flower shops and a shoe shop.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
There is a guest house in the neighboring Krummenhennersdorf, 3 km north of Halsbrücke.
trips
- Freiberg (5 km south) - large mining town west of the Freiberg Mulde with a whitewashed inner city and partially preserved city wall; TU Bergakademie.
- Hetzdorf (9 km east) - holiday resort on the western edge of the Tharandt forest; Sumpfmühle leisure and adventure pool.
- Siebenlehn (13 km north, via Teichhäuser and Bieberstein) - the small town between Zellwald and Freiberger Mulde with revoked town rights now belongs to the town of Großschirma. The church and water tower are well worth seeing, and what was once the highest motorway bridge in Europe is nearby.
