Bezienswaardigheden in het Ertsgebergte

Ore Mountains Must-Sees

The Ore Mountains region features a landscape defined by centuries of mining and royal history. This collection highlights significant Renaissance architecture, such as the Augustusburg Hunting Lodge and Freudenstein Castle. It also preserves industrial heritage at the Frohnauer Hammer mill and an extensive network of 18th-century Saxon post milestones. Commissioned by Frederick Augustus I, these stone markers once guided postal routes across the Saxon Electorate. From medieval fortifications like Schloss Wolkenstein to the Freitaler Nase fountain, the list showcases the diverse cultural markers of this UNESCO World Heritage region.

Ore Mountains Must-Sees — Kaart

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Augustusburg Hunting Lodge

The hunting lodge of Augustusburg was built from 1568 to 1572 above the town of the same name on a hill called the Schellenberg on the…

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Schloss Frauenstein

A 16th-century castle in Frauenstein, built adjacent to the ruins of a 13th-century fortress.

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Freudenstein Castle

Freudenstein Castle is located on the Schloßplatz on the edge of the town centre of Freiberg in the German state of Saxony.

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Schloss Wolkenstein

A high medieval castle situated on a steep rock above the Zschopau valley, later remodeled into a Renaissance-style residence.

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Frohnauer Hammer

The Frohnauer Hammer is an historic hammer mill in Frohnau, a village in the municipality of Annaberg-Buchholz in the Ore Mountains of…

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

An 18th-century distance pillar commissioned by Elector Frederick Augustus I to mark postal routes in Annaberg.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

Historical stone distance pillar commissioned in the 1720s as part of the Saxon postal measurement system.

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Freitaler Nase

A small decorative fountain sculpture located in the Potschappel district of Freital.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A protected full-mile stone located in the Breitenau district, part of the historic Saxon postal network.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A historic full-mile pillar commissioned by Frederick Augustus I, marking the postal road in Johanngeorgenstadt.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

An 18th-century half-mile pillar belonging to the historic postal system of the Electorate of Saxony.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A listed stone milestone commissioned by the Saxon Elector to standardize distances along postal routes.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A historic quarter-mile stone located in Bahretal, dating back to the 18th-century postal reforms.

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Königlich sächsischer Meilenstein

A Royal Saxon milestone marking distances along historical transport and postal routes.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

An 18th-century distance pillar in Bad Gottleuba, commissioned by Elector Frederick Augustus I for the Saxon postal system.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A historic full-mile stone located in the Hellendorf district of Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A listed distance pillar from the Electorate of Saxony period, marking historical postal distances in Bärenstein.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

An 18th-century stone distance pillar commissioned by Frederick Augustus I, located in Berggießhübel.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A half-mile pillar from the 1720s, part of the historic Saxon postal road network in Bahretal.

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Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

A protected stone milestone in Falkenau, commissioned as part of the Electorate of Saxony's postal measurement system.