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| Hohenstein-Ernstthal | ||
| federal state | Saxony | |
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| Residents | 14.607 (2019) | |
| height | 355 m | |
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Hohenstein-Ernstthal is a city in the west of the state Saxony. It is the birthplace of the writer Karl May.
getting there
By train
Hohenstein-Ernstthal is on the railway line Dresden–Zwickau and at the 
. The junction is called 
65 Hohenstein-Ernstthal. The best way to reach the city from the east is via the junction 66 Desert fire.
In the street
Relevant highways are those 
Chemnitz–Zwickau and the 
Stollberg–Altenburg. Both streets cross south of the city, in Oberlungwitz.
By bicycle
The Bayreuth-Chemnitz cycle path leads through the city.
mobility
The city traffic consists of two bus lines that also open up the neighboring desert fire:
- line
1: Train station / Antonstraße – Hüttengrund – Sonnenstraße – Wüstenbrand – Bahnhof / Schützenstraße - line 2: Train station / Antonstraße – E-Thälmann-Siedlung / F-Heckert-Siedlung – Bahnhof / Schützenstraße
Tourist Attractions
The most important sight is the birthplace of the writer Karl May, the Karl May House, Karl-May-Str. 54. Tel.: 49 (0)3723 42159, Fax: (0)3723 628895, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tue to Sun 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: Admission: adults € 3, reduced € 1, family ticket € 6..
More Attractions:
- 1 Textile and Racing Museum TRM, Antonstr. 6th. Tel.: 49 3723 47711, Fax: (0)3723 626554, Email: [email protected]. Open: Tue to Sun 1 p.m. - 5 p.m..
- Museum "Buntes Holz"
- Small gallery
- Hut house "St. Lampertus "
activities
The motorsport racetrack can be found in Hohenstein-Ernstthal Sachsenring. The motorcycle world championship has been held here every year since 1998.
At the Oberwald reservoir, north of the Hohenstein-Ernstthal junction of the A 4, is the Karl May stage, also the western town "Charlytown" and an Indian village.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
There is a campsite at the Oberwald reservoir and you can rent a holiday home.
trips
- Oberwald reservoir (7 km northwest, via Sachsenring u. B 180) - the already mentioned reservoir with wild west attractions and overnight accommodations.
- Limbach-Oberfrohna (10 km north, via Wüstenbrand) - neo-Gothic Luther Church with a 60 m high church tower.
- Lugau (11 km south, via Oberlungwitz) - "old bell tower" and town hall.
- Lichtenstein (11 km southwest, via Oberlungwitz u. B 173) - Miniature exhibition and Daetz-Centrum.
- Glauchau (19 km to the west, A 4) - in Glauchau, at 45 meters, there is the highest Bismarck tower that still exists today.
- Chemnitz (20 km east, A4) - the next big city; advertised as the “city of modernity”.
literature
Web links
- https://hohenstein-ernstthal.de/ - Official website of Hohenstein-Ernstthal
