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Kathrin_E Says: Oberwiesenthal is a centre of skiing and it even has a ski jump. It was summer and there was nothing going on, but the buildings on the slope of Fichtelberg are impossible to overlook. The big jump is used for competitions. It has, however, a whole row of smaller siblings...
Best Photo Option of the Steam Train
Kathrin_E Says: Photographers: If you want to catch the steam train in action, the most popular setting is the steel viaduct over the small valley just before the train enters Oberwiesenthal station. If you stand in the parking lot or on the hillside of the Oberwiesenthal side of the...
Kathrin_E Says: My walk, or short hike, around Fichtelberg happened in the middle of the day and everything was rather busy. Nevertheless I had surprising encounters with small wildlife. It's worth keeping your eyes open.Not far from the summit a stout jumped across my path. Of course it...
Kathrin_E Says: Klínovec is Fichtelberg's bigger neighbour, with 1244 metres of altitude the highest elevation in the whole Ore Mountains. The German name is Keilberg. Klínovec is in the Czech Republic, the border runs right over the pass between the two mountains. Because of the additional...
Market Square and the Distance Column
Kathrin_E Says: Oberwiesenthal's market square is really square... Around it there are some hotels - even the former town hall has been turned into a hotel, it seems - and shops. The diagonal main street divides the square into halves. I especially liked the big candelabre-shaped street...
Kathrin_E Says: Oberwiesenthal holds the record as Germany's highest town (914 m above sea level). It is a holiday resort and its main attractions are related to its surroundings. The town centre is sort of "off the beaten path" apart from hotels and souvenir shops. The architecture of the...
Kathrin_E Says: The viewing tower offers, unlike any spot on the ground on the summit, a view in all directions. It is worth going up if weather conditions allow a clear view. No lift, only stairs. The voiewpoint on the top floor is behind windows which is not so good for photography but...
Kathrin_E Says: Oberwiesenthal's house mountain is the highest elevation of the Ore Mountains on the German side with an altitude of 1215 metres above sea level. Only its neighbour Klínovec on the Czech side of the border has a few metres more. Fichtelberg is a sports and leisure ground any...
PeteNL Says: The village of Seiffen, about half an hour by car eastward from Oberwiesenthal on the Czech border, is a good spot to go to, especially in december. It then offers a special "wooden crafts" Christmas market with a wide choice of wooden toys and other wooden decorations and...
King_Golo Says: Nearly everywhere around Oberwiesenthal you will find small hiking trails through immensely colourful flower meadows. These have become quite rare in other parts of Germany (usually substituted by more "useful" agrarian plants), but here they still exist. It's a wonderful...
King_Golo Says: Lucky you, if your visit to Fichtelberg takes place in beautiful weather conditions... The Erzgebirge (Ore Mountains) which the area belongs to is not really famous for great weather, so be grateful if its highest point awards you with blazing sun and blue sky.We experienced...
King_Golo Says: Fichtelberg is the highest point of Eastern Germany (1214m) and thereby a major tourist attraction in the area. Several hiking paths lead up the hill, so it's easy to ascend. For the lazier ones, there's also a parking lot on top of the hill. A nice little hike of 2km starts...
Gasthof Rotes Haus: Yummy local food
King_Golo Says: Hungry from our hike, we decided to stop for food somewhere in the area. There are plenty of restaurants in Oberwiesenthal, but we drove to the next village (Hammerunterwiesenthal) and discovered a great place there: Gasthof Rotes Haus.Designed in local woodwork style (lots...
Fichtelbergbahn Narrow Gauge Steam Railway
Kathrin_E Says: Oberwiesenthal's main connection with the outside world is the Fichtelbergbahn, a narrow gauge railway which has been steaming through the forests since 1897. It connects Oberwiesenthal with Cranzahl where you can change for the modern DB trains of the Erzgebirgsbahn. (Ok...
Kathrin_E Says: The easiest way to reach the summit of Fichtelberg is the cable car, named Schwebebahn , which departs from the edge of the town and takes you to the top in a few minutes. It runs from 9.00 to 17.00 at 15 minute intervals. Fares for adults: 4 € one way, 6 € return ticket....
Fichtelbergbahn: Narrow gauge train
PeteNL Says: A good option (besides the road) is travelling there by train. The normal Deutsche Bahn will get you as far Annaberg-Buchholz and beyond to Cranzahl, from there you may best take the narrow-gauge railway to Oberwiesenthal.A selection of (mostly) vintage steam engines and...
Another vintage railway nearby!
PeteNL Says: If you haven't got enough of the Fichtelbergbahn, there is yet another vintage railway to discover nearby: the Pressnitztalbahn. having closed down in the 1970's, it has been rebuilt on a small stretch of about 8km from Jöhstadt to Steinbach.Both villages are situated some...
Hiking Trails on the Slopes of Fichtelberg
Kathrin_E Says: Fichtelberg - and in fact most of the rest of the Ore Mountains, too - is covered in a dense network of makred hiking trails. They are well signposted, so you have to try really hard to lose your way. Hiking is a great way to experience the landscape, the forests and the...
Kathrin_E Says: This cute sign provides and illustrates some useful tips about the basics of hiking in Ore Mountains dialect:"Who wants to hike,keep quiet,walk at a steady paceand carry little along."Otherwise you'll be dragging yourself and your load along just like the guy on the...
Kathrin_E Says: This discount card is of interest to visitors who want to see a lot in the area. This card offers free entry to about 100 attractions all over the Ore Mountains region. Due to the distances between these places you'll only be able to use a fraction of these. Anyway, with...
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A good option (besides the road) is travelling there by train. The normal Deutsche Bahn will get you as far Annaberg-Buchholz and beyond to Cranzahl, from there...
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Mountain Gateway to the Czech Republic and Dresden
Having found this resort on a business trip, it's a great place to return from time to time. Nice mountain scenery, great places to stay and a good access to nearby sites like Dresden, or Karlovy Vary...
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Oberwiesenthal is most famous as a winter sports resort but has a lot of leisure activities to offer in summer, too. It is Germany's highest town at an altitude of more than 900 metres. We are very......
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The highest point in Eastern Germany
Despite having lived in Saxony for 9 years, I had never made it to Saxony's and thus Eastern Germany's highest point: the Fichtelberg in Oberwiesenthal. With an altitude of 1214m, the hill is quite......
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