Eastern Ore Mountains - Osterzgebirge

The Eastern Ore Mountains extends between the river Flöha (Western Ore Mountains) and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The upper part belongs to the Erzgebirge / Vogtland Nature Park.

Regions

• Dippoldiswalder Heide, north of the eponymous city
• Flöhatal, from the Rauschenbach dam via Olbernhau to the town of Flöha (east of Chemnitz)
• Freiberger and Brander mountain area - around the mountain town Freiberg and the mountain town of Brand-Erbisdorf, where extensive mining has been carried out since the Middle Ages; Corner of the "Silberstrasse".
• Poisenwald, east of Freital
• Müglitztal, from Heidenau to Geising
• Rabenauer reason, the valley of the Roten Weißeritz
• Winter sports areas around Altenberg, Geising and Holzhau

Although it is sometimes also included in the Eastern Ore Mountains, it is Tharandt Forest for the purposes of this travel guide dem Meissner highlands, Part of Saxon Elbland, assigned.

places

• Freiberg - University town and former mining town west of the Freiberger Mulde, TU Bergakademie, St. Marien Cathedral with Silbermann organ, tulip pulpit and golden gate, listed old town with Obermarkt and Untermarkt, city and mining museum, historic mining and steelworks

• Brand-Erbisdorf - mountain town south of Freiberg; late Gothic parish church with a life-size miner from 1585.
• Dippoldiswalde - Large district town in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains (former district town of the Weißeritz district); historical old town center with market square and late Gothic town hall, tannery museum, castle museum.

• Altenberg - Winter sports resort and mountain town on the Czech border; Bobsleigh and racing sledge track.
• Olbernhau - City on the Silberstrasse; Saigerhütte.
• Seiffen - the small climatic health resort stands for its wooden toys and the typical Erzgebirge Christmas decorations.
• Bad Gottleuba - Health resort in the Gottleubatal.
• Frauenstein - Castle ruins and Frauenstein Castle.
• Glassworks - known for making clocks; Glashütte Watch Museum.
• Neck bridge - in the north at the gates Freibergs and thus located at the transition from the Ore Mountains to other regions. The "Halsbrücker Esse", built in 1888 and 89, was once the highest chimney in the world with a height of 140 m. In addition, there is a "boat lift house" near the village, which is probably the oldest ship lift in the world.
• Langenau - Location on the Große Striegis in the southwest, belonging to the town of Brand-Erbisdorf.
• Oederan - known for its miniature exhibition; Gothic hall church with Silbermann organ.

Other goals

• Dams like the Saidenbach dam Pockau-Lengefeld, the Lichtenberg dam at Frauensteinwho have favourited the Gottleuba dam at Bad Gottleuba, the dams Klingenberg and Lehnmühle between Dippoldiswalde, Frauenstein and Freiberg, the Malter dam near Dippoldiswalde and the Rauschenbach dam near Neuhausen / Ore Mountains.

background

In the mines "Reiche Zeche" and "Alte Elisabeth" in Freiberg silver has been mined since 1384.

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getting there

By train

You can travel by train via Dresden or Chemnitz. Regional express and regional trains run between Dresden and Chemnitz via Freital, Freiberg (both connected to the Dresden S-Bahn network), Oederan, Flöha. Further railway lines follow the Müglitztal to Altenberg; it begins in Heidenau and has a connection there to the Dresden S-Bahn. The railway connection Freiberg - Holzhau is also interesting for tourists. However, the railway network (historically many narrow-gauge railways) in the Eastern Ore Mountains has been thinned out considerably.

In the street

The Eastern Ore Mountains are on the eastern edge of the federal motorway Dresden–Prague affects, while in the north the runs. The journey is also via the (Dresden - Zinnwald) and (Nossen - Freiberg - Annaberg-Buchholz) possible.

Arriving by car can be via the highways (from the west of Erfurt, Gera, Chemnitz), (from the southwest of Hof, Zwickau, Chemnitz; from the north of Leipzig), from northwest of Leipzig, Nossen), (from the southeast of Prague, Ústí nad Labem). The federal highways , , and open up the area.

mobility

The network of motorways and federal highways is quite thin. However, numerous state and district roads cross the area. Due to the narrow valleys and the sometimes considerable differences in altitude, the roads are winding. Travelers are well advised to allow enough time, as rapid travel is not to be expected. Winter equipment is essential in the winter months.

Getting around by public transport is possible, but depending on the travel destination, it can be time-consuming, as there are only the Chemnitz - Freiberg - Dresden, Freiberg - Holzhau and Heidenau - Altenberg railway lines. Further connections are guaranteed by buses. The journey with the narrow-gauge railway Freital (Hainsberg) - Dippoldiswalde - Kipsdorf (Weißeritztalbahn) is more a tourist experience than quick progress.

The western part of the Osterzgebirge region (district Mittelachsen) is part of the Verkehrsverbund Mittelachsen (VMS) organized. In the VMS tariff area, network tickets are valid on all public transport in the respective tariff zones. The Saxony (Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia) ticket is also valid on all VMS means of transport. In the eastern part (district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge) lies the area of ​​the Verkehrsverbund Oberelbe (VVO). In this, the Saxony ticket is also valid on buses and trams.

Tourist Attractions

• Frauenstein castle ruins
• The Freiberger Dom, as well as the many legacies of mining in the vicinity of the city, as well as the chimney of Neck bridge.
• The health resort Seiffenwhere Christmas decorations such as candle arches, smokers and pyramids have always been made.
• The city of Glashütte with its watch museum.
• The town of Dippoldiswalde with church, market square and castle (museum)
• The "Pinge" near Altenberg
• The "Georgenfelder Hochmoor" near Zinnwald.
• The "Trebnitzgrund" nature reserve can be reached from Schlottwitz.

activities

• The Ridge path is a hiking trail that leads from Altenberg-Geising in the Eastern Ore Mountains through the Vogtland to Blankenstein in Thuringia for Rennsteig leads. The total of 286 kilometers with around 2600 meters of altitude can be mastered in 17 daily stages.

• Winter sports, Cross-country skiing and downhill skiing
• hike
• Educational excursions to develop various technologies in mining and metallurgy, architecture, nature conservation, ecology, water management
• Climb

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