Seiffen - Seiffen

Typical elements of the Erzgebirge Christmas carving art: Schwibbogen and nutcracker.
Seiffen
federal stateSaxony
Residents
2.138 (2019)
height
650 m
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Seiffen

For the first time visitor, this is the place Seiffen the entry destination in the Ore Mountains, which you quickly notice in the many American and Japanese tourists - albeit to a lesser extent than in the Black Forest, for example. Because this is where the typical Erzgebirge Christmas decorations are produced. Seiffen is also the center of wooden toy production.

Map of Seiffen

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Town center

getting there

By train

The railway line from Chemnitz ends today in Olbernhau-Grünthal. From there it is about 15 minutes on the 452 bus, which also runs on weekends.

In the street

Seiffen is away from the main traffic routes, about 60 km southeast of Chemnitz. From the latter city you drive to via the B 174 Marienberg and then via the B 171 to Olbernhau. Out Dresden the best way to do this is to use the B170 Dippoldiswalde and bends in Carsdorf to the B171 Frauenstein and Rechenberg bee mill from. Seiffen is signposted from the last-mentioned place at the latest.

mobility

The size of the village is manageable and most shops and restaurants are within walking distance.

Tourist Attractions

Winter in Seiffen
Street view at the toy museum
  • 1 Seiffen mountain churchBergkirche Seiffen in the encyclopedia WikipediaBergkirche Seiffen in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsBergkirche Seiffen (Q2266673) in the Wikidata database - The characteristic, Evangelical Lutheran village church from 1779 is an octagonal baroque building with surrounding galleries and a remarkable interior.
  • 2 Collapse funnel "Binge", Evidence of the former mining industry. The two adjacent collapse funnels are up to 34 m deep. The Seiffen open-air theater has been located in one of the craters since 1934.
  • 3  Erzgebirge Toy Museum Seiffen, Hauptstrasse 73 (Town center). Tel.: 49(0)37362 8239, Fax: (0)37362 8239, Email: . The museum has existed since 1953. 2500 m in the direction of Deutscheinsiedel you will also find the associated open-air museum.Open: daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Admission: adults € 3.50, reduced € 3 (schoolchildren, trainees, conscripts, disabled 80%), children € 1.50 (from 4 to 16 years).
  • 4  Ore Mountains Open Air Museum Seiffen, Main Street 203 (Town center). Tel.: 49(0)37362 8388, Fax: (0)37362 8239, Email: . The open-air museum has existed since 1973. On the 7 hectare site you can see a small scattered settlement of 14 buildings or properties. The tire turning shop from 1760 (lunch break here between 12 and 1.30 p.m.) is interesting. The museum is located outside the village in the direction of Deutscheinsiedel.Open: daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Price: Admission: adults € 3.00, reduced € 2.50 (schoolchildren, trainees, conscripts, disabled 80%), children € 1.00 (from 4 to 16 years).

activities

There is one not far from the town center Summer toboggan run. Depending on the weather, the lift is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Children pay € 1.30 per trip (6-trip card € 6.50) and adults € 2 per trip (6-trip card € 10). Groups of 20 or more receive a discount. Owner of the ErzgebirgsCard can drive three times a day for free and also get free entry to the Model railway exhibition next door (daily 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.). A varied model railway layout is shown there on 450 m². Here children without the ErzgebirgsCard pay € 1.50 and adults € 3. There is a snack bar with a playground right next to the summer toboggan run and model facility. The entire facility is located on Bahnhofstrasse in the northern part of the village (connecting road to Sayda and Cämmerswalde).

Seiffen is also for that Winter sports suitable. In addition to the local trail and the Schwartenberg trail for cross-country skiers, there is also a drag lift on the Reicheltberg and three slopes of different difficulty for downhill skiers. The opening times of the ski lift when there is snow conditions: Mon-Wed, Fri 2.00 p.m.-6.00 p.m., Thu 2.00 p.m.-9.00 p.m., Sat 9.30 a.m.-9.00 p.m., Sun 9.30 a.m.-5.00 p.m., holidays Mon-Fri from 10.00 a.m.

This has been the case every year since 1993 Ore Mountains Bike Marathon, a mountain bike marathon. It is the first of its kind in Germany.

shop

There are quite a few shops in Seiffen that sell gifts and souvenirs, especially “smokers” and similar Christmas decorations. That is the Seiffen tradition. Here wooden souvenirs are handcrafted in factories. Well known are the Christmas pyramids, round wooden frames in which candles force the wings of a rotating mill to move and the angels circle around the mill.

The Christmas bows are adapted to modern times. You put them in the Christmas window. The lights are evenly distributed on the arch. The miniatures are also well-known, small scenes from life the size of a matchbox. Then of course there are also traditional nutcrackers that work and still look like they did in great-grandmother's time. It is better not to use them because they are so beautiful to look at that you do not want to harm them. The already mentioned smokers are also important. As a rule, male figures are reproduced with a whistle, whereby the whistle also works. In addition, various aromas for the pipe can be acquired. You can buy these kinds of handmade wooden toys in many stores. Here you can also get a bargain or two.

At least if you like something like that, it's worth taking a look around. If you don't want to buy anything, you should still walk around town and look at the shops. It's something special.

kitchen

Here they cook according to the Ore Mountains custom. As a starter there is a solyanka, as a main course you have to listen to the host. The homemade dishes are always recommended. If you have homemade aspic with horseradish and fried potatoes, always hit it. Game is very popular and nicely prepared. There is also cabbage and potatoes. The roast can also be recommended. Then there are dumplings and cabbage. There aren't that many restaurants in Seiffen, but they all have regional cuisine and most of them in such a way that you get what the market has to offer. So there is Erzgebirge cuisine.

accommodation

trips

Dresden is 65 km that Saxon Switzerland 95 km and Prague 127 km away. Destinations in the vicinity:

  • At German hermit (4 km southeast) you can get to the Czech Republic via a road border crossing that was only opened in 2002.
  • Neuhausen (5 km north) - the oldest and largest nutcracker museum in Europe with around 4400 copies.
  • Sayda (10 km north) - Erzgebirge local history museum.
  • Olbernhau (11 km to the west) - city of blacksmithing.

literature

  • Academy of Sciences of the GDR [ed.]: Around Olbernhau and Seiffen. Values ​​of our homeland vol. 43, Berlin 1985
  • Association 675 years Seiffen e. V. [Ed.]: 675 years of Seiffen. A reading and picture book. Marienberg 1999

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