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Ore Mountains and Chemnitz

Ore Mountains and Chemnitz

Nature experiences and tradition in harmony

"Glück auf" (Good luck!) is an old miner's greeting used in the Ore Mountains since the 16th century. Both the discovery of large ore deposits and the name of the enchanting low mountain range date back to that time.

With the wealth generated through mining, many attractive old town centres with noble town houses were built in the mountain towns. As the local people are aware of their traditions and are deeply rooted to their soil, the mining tradition can still be experienced in many tourist mines. The mining traditions and customs of the Ore Mountains reach their peak every year during the Christmas period. Then, magnificent Christmas pyramids and candle arches placed in windows will turn the region into the so-called "German Christmas Land" with its incomparable atmosphere.

It will certainly fascinate you watching miners march at a miners' parade with their band playing and dressed according to the traditional rituals. Yet the Ore Mountains are worth visiting not only during the winter, when you will mostly find ideal conditions for winter sports. In every season, the region offers attractive leisure time activities for the whole family, from sports activities to relaxing wellness programs or local cuisine in cosy restaurants. You will find all this when you travel along the Saxon STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE through the Ore Mountains, an outstanding steam railway region. Enjoy the nostalgic atmosphere of a ride on the Preßnitztalbahn railway when passing through some delightful scenery. Or take a ride on the daily operated, steam-driven Fichtelbergbahn railway to Oberwiesenthal health resort, the highest town in Germany. Numerous other memorabilia of the formerly dense network of narrow-gauge steam railways in the Ore Mountains can be marveled at as you visit the stations of the STEAM RAILWAY ROUTE.
 

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Stations and Partners

Augustusburg Cable Railway

Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen GmbH
09573 Augustusburg

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Preserve historic station Eppendorf

Altes Bahnhofsviertel Eppendorf e.V.
09575 Eppendorf

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Eisenbahnfreunde Chemnitztal e.V. (Association of railway enthusiasts in the Chemnitztal valley)

Eisenbahnfreunde Chemnitztal e.V.
09236 Claußnitz/OT Markersdorf

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Sächsisches Eisenbahnmuseum Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf (Saxon railway museum in Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf)

Sächs. Eisenbahnmuseum e.V.
09131 Chemnitz

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Chemnitz Park Railway

Parkeisenbahn Chemnitz gGmbH
09113 Chemnitz

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Zweckverband Sächsisches Industriemuseum (Saxon Museum of Industry special purpose association)

Sächsisches Industriemuseum Industriemuseum Chemnitz
09112 Chemnitz

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Bildverlag Böttger GbR publishing company, Witzschdorf

Bildverlag Böttger GbR
09437 Witzschdorf/Gemeinde Gornau

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Chemnitz Tramway Museum

Straßenbahnfreunde Chemnitz e.V.
09116 Chemnitz

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ORE MOUNTAINS MODEL RAILWAY PARK

Modellbahnland Erzgebirge
09488 Thermalbad Wiesenbad OT Schönfeld

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Markus Röhling Stolln Visitor Mine in Frohnau near Annaberg

Verein Altbergbau „Markus-
09456 Annaberg-Buchholz OT Frohnau

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Tourismusverband Erzgebirge e.V. (tourism association)

Tourismusverband Erzgebirge e.V.
09456 Annaberg-Buchholz

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Gaststätte & Pension Zum Türmer, Annaberg-Buchholz

Gaststätte und Pension „Zum Türmer“
09456 Annaberg-Buchholz

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Modellmanufaktur Beckert (model railway manufacturer), Annaberg-Buchholz

Modellmanufaktur Beckert
09456 Annaberg-Buchholz

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Erzgebirgsbahn – DB RegioNetz GmbH railway company

DB RegioNetz Erzgebirgsbahn
09111 Chemnitz

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Town of Olbernhau

Tourist-Information Olbernhau
09526 Olbernhau

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Wolkenstein Train Hotel

Wolkensteiner Zughotel
09429 Wolkenstein

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Auhagen GmbH, Marienberg

Auhagen GmbH
09496 Marienberg

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Preßnitztalbahn – IG Preßnitztalbahn e.V. railway association

Interessengemeinschaft Preßnitztalbahn e.V.
09477 Jöhstadt

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Preßnitztalbahn – IG Preßnitztalbahn e.V. railway association

Interessengemeinschaft Preßnitztalbahn e.V.
09477 Jöhstadt

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Tourismusverband Erzgebirge e.V. (tourism association)

Tourismusverband Erzgebirge e.V.
09456 Annaberg-Buchholz

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The Forellenhof Restaurant at the Preßnitz Valley Railway

Gaststätte Forellenhof
09477 Jöhstadt OT Schmalzgrube

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Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsgesellschaft
09477 Jöhstadt

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Preßnitztalbahn – IG Preßnitztalbahn e.V. railway association

Interessengemeinschaft Preßnitztalbahn e.V.
09477 Jöhstadt

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Town of Jöhstadt

Stadt Jöhstadt
09477 Jöhstadt

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Brettmühle restaurant & bed and breakfast, Königswalde

Gasthof & Pension Brettmühle
09471 Königswalde

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Erlebnishotel Fichtenhäusel am Pöhlagrund (family-run hotel)

Erlebnishotel Fichtenhäusel am Pöhlagrund
09471 Bärenstein OT Kühberg

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Eisenbahnverein Bahnhof Schlettau e.V. (Schlettau railway station association)

Eisenbahnverein
09487 Schlettau

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Erzgebirgische Aussichtsbahn (historic Ore Mountains railway)

Erzgebirgische Aussichtsbahn c/o
08340 Schwarzenberg Betriebsführer: Verein Sächsischer Eisenbahnfreunde e.V.

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Erzgebirgsbahn – DB RegioNetz GmbH railway company

DB RegioNetz Erzgebirgsbahn
09111 Chemnitz

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Eisenbahnverein Bahnhof Schlettau e.V. (Schlettau railway station association)

Eisenbahnverein
09487 Schlettau

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Erzgebirgische Aussichtsbahn (historic Ore Mountains railway)

Erzgebirgische Aussichtsbahn c/o
08340 Schwarzenberg Betriebsführer: Verein Sächsischer Eisenbahnfreunde e.V.

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Erzgebirgsbahn – DB RegioNetz GmbH railway company

DB RegioNetz Erzgebirgsbahn
09111 Chemnitz

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Erzgebirgsbahn – DB RegioNetz GmbH railway company

DB RegioNetz Erzgebirgsbahn
09111 Chemnitz

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Fichtelbergbahn – SDG mbH (Fichtelberg Railway)

SDG Sächsische Dampf- eisenbahngesellschaft mbH
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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Fichtelbergbahn – SDG mbH (Fichtelberg Railway)

SDG Sächsische Dampf- eisenbahngesellschaft mbH
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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HUSS incense cone manufacturer

Schauwerkstatt, Laden & Leffelstub
09465 Sehmatal-Neudorf

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Fichtelberg Cable Car in Kurort Oberwiesenthal health and ski resort

Fichtelberg Schwebebahn
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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Fichtelbergbahn – SDG mbH (Fichtelberg Railway)

SDG Sächsische Dampf- eisenbahngesellschaft mbH
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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Oberwiesenthal health resort

Stadtverwaltung Kurort Oberwiesenthal
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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Pension An der Erzgebirgsbahn, Hammerunterwiesenthal

Pension & Gaststätte
09484 Hammerunterwiesenthal

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Fichtelberg Cable Car in Kurort Oberwiesenthal health and ski resort

Fichtelberg Schwebebahn
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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Oberwiesenthal health resort

Stadtverwaltung Kurort Oberwiesenthal
09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal

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Historical Stations