The map leads hikers to the traces of mining in the Eastern Ore Mountains. The mining museum in Altenberg brings the five hundred and fifty year old tradition to life, the town's landmark is the Pinge, a devastating colliery collapse that shapes the landscape.
The map leads hikers to the traces of mining in the Eastern Ore Mountains. The mining museum in Altenberg brings the five hundred and fifty year old tradition to life, the town's landmark is the Pinge, a devastating colliery collapse that shapes the landscape. Numerous hiking suggestions lead into the surrounding area: to the lookout tower near Oberbarenburg, to the Schellerhau botanical garden or to the "Vereinigt Zwitterfeld zu Zinnwald" visitor mine near the Bohemian border. In Geising, Lauenstein Castle and the Eastern Ore Mountains wildlife park invite you to visit them, and watch fans will get their money's worth in Glashutte. In addition, a school museum, a historic grain mill and the peace bells made of Meissen porcelain lure visitors to the German-Czech border region.