9 Sights in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 9 sights are available in Annaberg-Buchholz, Germany.

Sightseeing Tours in Annaberg-Buchholz

1. St.-Annenkirche

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St. Anne's Church in Annaberg-Buchholz, German Free State of Saxony, is a hall church whose architectural style is on the boundary between the Late Gothic and Saxon Renaissance. With a length of 65 metres (213 ft) and width of 40 metres (130 ft), it is the largest, true hall church of the Late Gothic in Saxony. Its tower is 78 metres (256 ft) high, the interior of the church 28 metres (92 ft) high. It is the emblem of the town and visible from a long way off. Saint Anne's was originally built in 1499 as a Roman Catholic church, but became Lutheran in 1539.

Wikipedia: St. Anne's Church, Annaberg-Buchholz (EN), Website, Heritage Website

2. Erzgebirgsmuseum

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Erzgebirgsmuseum Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Ore Mountain Museum is a museum in Annaberg-Buchholz in the German state of Saxony and located in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe. Its display includes examples of Ore Mountain folk art, especially carvings, bobbin work and passements) and gives an insight into the history of the town of Annaberg and of silver mining in the region. The museum also owns a work from the workshop of Lucas Cranach the Younger from 1572 and a large collection of valuable pewter vessels. Adjoining the museum is the visitor mine of Im Gößner.

Wikipedia: Ore Mountain Museum (EN), Website

3. Trinitatiskirche

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The Hospital Church of St. Trinitatis in Annaberg is a neoclassical hall church in the Saxon Ore Mountains. The church was built on the site of the previous building, which burned down in 1826 in front of the former Selva Gate, which formed a complex with the hospital and the town churchyard. The church, which has been empty for a long time, is to become a centre for contemporary art. The pilgrimage to St. Trinitatis, which was initiated in 1519, developed into the Kät, the largest folk festival in the Ore Mountains.

Wikipedia: Trinitatiskirche (Annaberg-Buchholz) (DE)

4. Manufaktur der Träume

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The Manufaktur der Dreams is an adventure museum in Annaberg-Buchholz. It houses the Marie-Ströher memory collection on 1100 square meters. The museum and exhibition were handed over to the public on October 29, 2010. The collection includes folk art from a period between the 18th century and the present day. Most exhibits date from the period 1890 to 1930. The collection is considered the most extensive and important private collection of Archgebirgische Folkkunst in the German-speaking region.

Wikipedia: Manufaktur der Träume (DE), Website

5. Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

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The listed Electoral Saxon distance column Annaberg is one of the postal mile columns that were erected in the Electorate of Saxony in the first half of the 18th century on behalf of the Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony by the Land and Border Commissioner Adam Friedrich Zürner. It is located in a green area on Köselitzplatz near the former Bohemian Gate in the Erzgebirge district town of Annaberg-Buchholz in the Erzgebirgskreis.

Wikipedia: Kursächsische Distanzsäule Annaberg-Buchholz, Böhmisches Tor (DE)

6. Kursächsische Postmeilensäule

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The listed Electoral Saxon distance column Annaberg is one of the postal mile columns that were erected in the Electorate of Saxony in the first half of the 18th century on behalf of the Elector Friedrich August I of Saxony by the Land and Border Commissioner Adam Friedrich Zürner. It is located at its original location in front of the former Selva Gate in the Erzgebirge district town of Annaberg-Buchholz in the Erzgebirgskreis.

Wikipedia: Kursächsische Distanzsäule Annaberg-Buchholz, Wolkensteiner Tor (DE)

7. St.-Katharinen-Kirche

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The Evangelical Church of St. Catherine is a late Gothic hall church in the Buchholz district of Annaberg-Buchholz in the Erzgebirgskreis in Saxony, Germany. It belongs to the parish of Buchholz in the Annaberg church district of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony.

Wikipedia: St. Katharinen (Buchholz) (DE)

8. Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater

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Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater is a theatre in Annaberg-Buchholz in the Ore Mountains and operates under the umbrella of the Erzgebirgische Theater und Orchester GmbH (ETO), to which the Erzgebirgische Philharmonie also belongs as the orchestra of the house.

Wikipedia: Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater (DE), Website, Heritage Website

9. Bergkirche Sankt Marien

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The mountain church of St. Marien, built between 1502 and 1511, is the only mining church in Saxony. It was built by the miners for the miners on the northwest side of the market square of Annaberg-Buchholz.

Wikipedia: Bergkirche St. Marien (Annaberg-Buchholz) (DE), Website

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